Flood in Highland County, Virginia

Flood July 18, 2025 · Highland County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mill Gap COOP observer reported several dry streams were coming off the mountain and flowing across VA-84/Mill Gap Road and Upper Back Creek Road.

The wider storm

An anomalously moist tropical airmass resided over Virginia bringing numerous rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms trained over portions of central Virginia bringing rainfall amounts of two to locally six inches. This resulted in instances of flooding and flash flooding.

Began near Valley Center (38.2847, -79.7100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1264848. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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