Flash Flood — Washington, Virginia

2025-06-27 · near Fractionville, Washington, Virginia

Event narrative

Flooding along Woodland Hills Road in Abingdon. Additional pictures received at 11:45 PM EDT via X show water running over neighborhood road, and water pooling in low spots to a depth of several inches, inundating the lower portions of mailbox posts. Standing water was also visible in front yards. A total of 2.5 inches of rain had fallen at the time of the second report.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms affected the southern Appalachian region on the evening of June 27th, and specifically far western Virginia where flash flooding occurred in Russell and Washington counties.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.7109, -82.0251)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277558. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.