Flash Flood — Augusta, Virginia

2025-06-15 · near Craigsville, Augusta, Virginia

Event narrative

Several roads were blocked by high water around Craigsville, with 6 to 12 inches of water flowing across the road.

Wider weather episode

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms caused localized flooding across portions of Virginia during the afternoon and evening of June 15, 2025. These showers and thunderstorms were in association with a vigorous upper level shortwave trough and quasi-stationary boundary meandering over the area. A general two to four inches of rain fell across areas where flooding occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257597. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.