Flash Flood — Winchester (c), Virginia

2022-06-22 · near Winchester, Winchester (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Weems Lane was closed due to flooding from high water.

Wider weather episode

A nearly stationary boundary oriented from north to south set up over the area. Showers and thunderstorms developed along the boundary. Storm motion was also north to south, which allowed for storms to train over the same locations, resulting in instances of flooding and flash flooding.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (39.1617, -78.1817)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1022884. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.