Flood in Highland County, Virginia

Flood June 16, 2025 · Highland County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Reports of Jackson River approaching Jackson River Road and water flowing onto the road in spots. Individual also became stuck in chicken coop as water came up from a creek, but self extricated.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms along a slow moving frontal boundary produced rainfall amounts of one to four inches across Highland County, VA over the course of six hours.

Began near Vanderpool (38.3800, -79.6100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1259446. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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