Flash Flood — Prince William, Virginia

2025-06-26 · near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia

Event narrative

Swiftwater rescue due to car stuck in high water near 17600 block Colonial Street.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving area of low pressure spawned showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours of June 26th. These thunderstorms were slow moving and produced localized rainfall amounts of two to four inches in an hour or two, which resulted in flash flooding. Another round of showers and thunderstorms developed late in the overnight and into the morning of June 27th bringing additional heavy rain and flooding to Prince William County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259458. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.