Flash Flood — Orange, Virginia

2025-07-19 · near Eheart, Orange, Virginia

Event narrative

Albano Road is closed between Ridge Road and Taylorsville Road. Road is completely under around 6 inches to a foot of flowing water where the road crosses Colvin Creek.

Wider weather episode

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding. Localized rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches were observed, with upwards of 5 inches in the most persistent thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264778. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.