Flash Flood in Nelson County, Virginia

Flash Flood July 13, 2025 · Nelson County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Faber (37.8504, -78.7515).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1264191. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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