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March 8, 2026Open Access

Catastrophic rainfall from an upslope thunderstorm in the central Appalachians: The Rapidan Storm of June 27, 1995

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JSJames A. SmithMBMary Lynn BaeckPrinceton UniversityMSMatthias SteinerNSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

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Implication

Observations of rainfall and flood discharge in catchment area during Rapidan Storm suggest strong environmental links.

Key Points

  • The study aims to analyze the heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding associated with the Rapidan Storm.
  • Analyzed peak rainfall accumulations exceeding 600 mm over 6 hours.
  • Used radar reflectivity factor and Doppler velocity data from WSR-88D radar.
  • Examined rainfall variability on a 1-km grid scale and 6-min timescale.
  • Derived components of atmospheric and land surface water budgets.
  • Investigated storm motion in relation to topographic features.
  • Peak flood discharge of 3,000 m3 s?1 on the Rapidan River at a drainage area of 295 km2.
  • Storm total precipitation was 1.01×108 m3 (344 mm over the catchment).
  • Precipitation efficiency of the storm was approximately 90%.

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Smith et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69acc5bd32b0ef16a4050814https://doi.org/10.13016/m2sggq-xqg6
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