Flash Flood — Rockingham, Virginia

2025-07-30 · near Box Creek, Rockingham, Virginia

Event narrative

Video of flash flooding shared on social media. Over 6 inches of water crossing the road at Hopkins Gap.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front combined with a highly unstable atmosphere along with tropical moisture to produce slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. Some of these storms trained over the same areas, resulting in scattered instances of flash flooding. Total rainfall amounts in areas with flash flooding averaged two to four inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270255. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.