Flash Flood — Nelson, Virginia

2025-07-13 · near Faber, Nelson, Virginia

Event narrative

Report of water covering the northbound lanes of US-29,

at the 20000th block of Thomas Nelson Hwy. The roadway

was partly closed for several hours.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed early in the afternoon in an anomalously moist airmass along the Chesapeake Bay Breeze and remnant outflow boundaries. These storms remained nearly stationary through the first part of the afternoon producing a quick two to four inches of rain before dissipating.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264191. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.