This week in Virginia precipitation:

From the ARAFLO Blog

Virginia Precipitation and Stream Flow for the 7-day Period Ending October 4, 2016, Plus a National Overview of Flooding by araflo Below are images showing precipitation in Virginia and other areas of the southeastern United States, and stream flow in Virginia, over the seven-day period ending October 4, 2016 (information available as of October 5).  Also below is a national flooding overview map, as of October 5.  The Virginia Water Resources Research Center thanks the agencies mentioned below for providing precipitation and stream-flow information and images.  For the current month’s other weekly reports on stream flow and precipitation, please see the News Grouper posts available at this link: https://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/?s=Virginia+Precipitation. For monthly reviews of precipitation, stream flow, and drought, please see the posts available at this link: http://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/?s=Monthly+Water+Status. For more information on current and historical surface-water and groundwater conditions in Virginia, please see the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Virginia Science Center’s Web site,http://va.water.usgs.gov/. October 2016 Gaging Station of the Month: North Fork Shenandoah River at U.S. Route 55 near Strasburg (Shenandoah County), October 13, 2012. Precipitation The following two color-coded maps show southeastern U.S. precipitation amounts (top map) and the percent of normal precipitation compared to normal for this period of the