Flash Flood — Loudoun, Virginia

2025-06-14 · near Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia

Event narrative

Broderick Drive closed due to high water at least 1 to 2 feet deep in multiple spots including near Prentice Drive and Waxpool Road.

Wider weather episode

A weak area of low pressure interacted with an anomalously moist airmass and stalled frontal boundary. This spawned showers and thunderstorms that resulted in localized amounts of one to five inches of rain. The higher amounts were where storms trained or stalled.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.