A southerly flow around high pressure off the East Coast led to an unusually warm and humid air mass for this time of the year. The warm and humid air combined with an approaching cold front to trigger showers and thunderstorms.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A southerly flow around high pressure off the East Coast led to an unusually warm and humid air mass for this time of the year. The warm and humid air combined with an approaching cold front to trigger showers and thunderstorms. Heavier showers and thunderstorms produced large amounts of rain in a short period of time.
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:51 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Prosperity Avenue was closed due to flash flooding between the 3700 and 3800 Blocks.
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Every storm in Virginia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, October 2010
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