Flash Flood in Albemarle County, Virginia

Flash Flood May 13, 2025 – May 14, 2025 · Albemarle County, Virginia

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Mechums River near White Hall river gauge reached minor flood stage with a peak crest of 16.68 feet. At 11 feet, water reaches the yard of a home on Free Union Road. At 15 feet, water reaches the driveway of a home on Free Union Road.

The wider storm

A slow moving closed upper level low originating from the Gulf of America brought anomalous moisture into the area. A long duration period of rain ensued, with rain rates exceeding two inches an hour during the afternoon and evening of May 13th. The slow moving storms coupled with training led to localized rainfall totals of four to eight inches across the Blue Ridge, with lesser amounts of two to four inches along and west of I-95. Flooding lingered into the morning hours of May 14th.

Began near Ivy (38.1041, -78.5974).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1251815. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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