Flash Flood — New Kent, Virginia

2025-05-05 · near Tallysville, New Kent, Virginia

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported that water was covering and rushing over the intersection of Old Church Road and New Kent Highway.

Wider weather episode

An occluded low was located over the Ohio Valley with a stationary front across central Virginia on May 5. A cold front gradually moved east during the late afternoon and evening of May 5, allowing for scattered thunderstorms across central and eastern Virginia. These storms produced heavy rain and localized flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260228. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.