Up to 13 inches of rain has inundated parts of Southeast Virginia since Monday, closing schools and washing out roads. One location in the Kempsville area of Virginia Beach had received 13.57 inches of rain since Monday. Satellite image showing remnant circulation of Tropical Storm Julia over Southeast Virginia. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)On Tuesday, the storm system was absorbed by a stalling cold front pushing toward the Mid-Atlantic coast and has unloaded heavy rain over Southeast Virginia. Tim Pandajis, a meteorologist for the ABC affiliate serving Southeast Virginia, said Norfolk has broken rainfall records on three straight days for the first time since measurements have been kept.

Source: Washington Post September 21, 2016 18:40 UTC