Flash Flood — Shenandoah, Virginia

2025-05-14 · near Wheatfield, Shenandoah, Virginia

Event narrative

Turkey Run Road at Hummingbird Lane closed due to high water. Water rapidly flowing across the road at least one foot deep.

Wider weather episode

Underneath an upper level low, slow moving thunderstorms trained over central Virginia producing a quick one to three inches of rain resulting in flash flooding. This comes a day after a few inches of rain had just fallen.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1245994. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.