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Record setting temperatures and a pro-longed dry spell ended with a bang and a torrent. A severe thunderstorm barraged Virginia Beach and several places along the Hampton Roads with a month's worth of rain in about two hours. Some sections of Virginia Beach received nearly five inches of rain in that time, with several feet of flooding on roadways and ditches that couldn't adequately handle the load. This spot, along Virginia Beach's Shore Drive collected water that went knee high. Storms like this one are a major contributor to runoff that carries pollution of our lifestyles into the Bay. (Photo/Morgan Heim)