Flash Flood — Richmond (c), Virginia

2025-02-15 · near Richmond, Richmond (c), Virginia

Event narrative

The public reported flooding on Chamberlayne Avenue on the Waze app.

Wider weather episode

Widespread rain moved across the region on February 15 well ahead of an area of low pressure developing across the Mississippi Valley. Although temperatures were cool across central Virginia, elevated instability allowed bands of moderate to locally heavy rain trained over the city of Richmond during the afternoon and evening. Eventually, the soils became saturated, allowing for localized instances of flash flooding across the city of Richmond on the evening of February 15.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.5900, -77.4500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238159. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.