We needed and wanted rain a week ago ... and as we feared beforehand, got too much of it too fast.

Again, there are just too many advisories and warnings out for me to summarize here. Click on the National Weather Service-Blacksburg Web site for a full report on those. A flash flood watch remains in effect for the area through this evening.

Of interest to Roanokers ... the Roanoke River is now projected to crest at 13.2 feet this afternoon. Flood stage is 10 feet, and was reported at 11.2 feet at the Walnut Street Bridge this morning. If the crest is realized, it will flood the Roanoke City Mills, the Norfolk and Western railroad tracks, and, yes, enter Victory Stadium one last time, at least partially. (UPDATE 11:50 a.m.: THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE ROANOKE RIVER, AS IT HAS STARTED RECEDING ... HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE HEADED TOWARD THE AREA, SO THINGS COULD CHANGE YET AGAIN)

Roanoke Regional Airport has received 4.08 inches of rain on Monday and has had 5.34 inches since the rainy period began Friday. So this rain event is comparable to the remnants of hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in September 2004. (A listing of other rain totals across the area since Friday is at the end of this entry ... click "Continue Reading" if you're reading the full blog)

The good news is that, while there will likely be plenty of rain today, the end is in sight. A dipping low pressure trough to our west will have enough push to start shoving this stalled front, and the thick tropical moisture, northeastward. Drier southwest winds will kick in late tonight and Wednesday, and the rain episode will taper to showers. Raindrops will be few and far between for at least a couple of days.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
610 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL IFLOWS OBSERVATIONS TAKEN SINCE
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR
REGION. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BLACKSBURG

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

VIRGINIA

...BATH COUNTY...
YOST 9.88 600 AM 6/27 12.04 SINCE 6/23
MILL CREEK 6.78 600 AM 6/27
INGALLS FIELD 6.10 600 AM 6/27
TRAPPERS LODGE 5.89 600 AM 6/27
JORDANS TOP 5.82 600 AM 6/27

...BOTETOURT COUNTY...
ORISKANY 7.85 600 AM 6/27
TROUTVILLE 7.06 600 AM 6/27
DALEVILLE 6.78 600 AM 6/27
GLADE CREEK 6.60 600 AM 6/27
TINKER CREEK 6.24 600 AM 6/27
LITHIA 5.97 600 AM 6/27

...CARROLL COUNTY...
FANCY GAP 8.35 600 AM 6/27
GLADESBORO 8.19 600 AM 6/27
BUFFALO MTN 6.46 600 AM 6/27

...CITY OF COVINGTON
COVINGTON 5.72 600 AM 6/27

...CITY OF MARTINSVILLE
JONES CREEK 6.50 600 AM 6/27

...CITY OF ROANOKE
MILL MOUNTAIN 6.99 600 AM 6/27
WALNUT AVENUE 6.07 600 AM 6/27
TINKER CREEK 5.96 600 AM 6/27

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
MAGGODEE 6.25 600 AM 6/27
BLACKWATER RIVER 6.00 600 AM 6/27
FERRUM 5.47 600 AM 6/27

...GILES COUNTY...
MOUNTAIN LAKE BIO STN 7.73 600 AM 6/27
WOLF CREEK 5.16 600 AM 6/27

...GRAYSON COUNTY...
JONES KNOB 5.21 600 AM 6/27

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
FALLING BRANCH 6.09 600 AM 6/27
SHAWSVILLE 5.11 600 AM 6/27

...PATRICK COUNTY...
SLATE MOUNTAIN 8.20 600 AM 6/27

...ROANOKE COUNTY...
FORT LEWIS MTN 6.44 600 AM 6/27
SUGARLOAF MTN 5.49 600 AM 6/27

...ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY...
NORTH BUFFALO CREEK 8.12 600 AM 6/27
IRISH GAP 5.44 600 AM 6/27

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