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3.02 total here... Everything just looks and feels fresher outside - plants gardens grass... 6 to 7 inch totals apparently just to my east by 4 or 5 miles along the spine of the Blue Ridge inside the Park..

Very sorry to hear that... And I feel for the parents if the worst is realized -- That is a terrible feeling that never fades no matter how much time passes...

You might make a run at 5+ The earlier runs that suggested a Charlottesville to Winchester mega event 2nite nailed it... Still a firehouse on radar along that corridor...

Dollins Creek , off of Burches creek rd... Apparently a 12 year old unfortunately is missing in floodwaters along the eastern foot of Afton... This rain has been and is incredibly intense down here in Albemarle so far this evening... Alot of lightning but just gentle rolling thunder...

Current situation along Birches Creek between Crozet and Afton..

I'm not at home right now to check my gauge in Waynesboro, it was just under 2 inches at 1 this afternoon.. This current SE to NW moisture flow upsloping along the central Blue Ridge looks like some of those events last September...

1.52 here so far...

Just a question that I have - any answers ? Back in the mid 90s as teen in NW Albemarle , just east of the mountains - I grew up on simple AM/FM radio ... I knew where each FM country station was located on the dial ... This occurred during a strong afternoon thunderstorm with very vivid - almost nonstop lightning , as the storm moved off SE toward Charlottesville I came across a unfamiliar station while scanning through the frequencies, after a few songs the dj came on and said the NWS has issued a tornado watch for all of SE Kansas - 30 % chance of storms capable of producing tornadoes this afternoon... As the lightning faded into the distance that stations FM signal faded... Have always been amazed at that occurrence - knowing that FM signals do not carry that far , usually a 100 miles max... unlike AM signals which can travel a thousand miles especially at night...

Despite being in heavy rain multiple times in Charlottesville- heavy rain up Afton down into Eastern Waynesboro, NW edge of town/my backyard 0.02... The usual thunderstorm pattern the last few years....

Really does seem that way - more so than normal the last 3 years with thunderstorm seasons... Almost always north of Winchester and usually south of 64 in the Valley with organized activity ... Central and northern Valley gets slammed with incredible droughts but Lexington southward no problem... So far it's alittle bit wetter than last years Feb through July down here before the tropical deluge started in Aug - When it was barely a 1.5 inch a month avg... It's annoying too - usually get slammed during work in Charlottesville only to go home and see less than a tenth in the gauge..

Getting hit pretty good at work over in Charlottesville, probably about a inch...

0.66 so far ... About 4 or 5 hours of rain... instead of all coming down at once , which helps..

3.23 since March 1st.. Only May 2nd and grass is already brittle....

Would be very welcomed in the Valley here if it could hold together... Terrible start to the growing season here yet again with rainfall.... Spectacular fall/autumn - good winter - horrible spring again so far.....

Very nice picture ! Was looking at that tiny sliver of the moon crossing Afton Mt west bound heading home from work tonight....