Flash Flood — Petersburg (c), Virginia

2025-07-13 · near Petersburg, Petersburg (c), Virginia

Event narrative

East Bank Street was closed at East Washington Street and Bollingbrook Street. Numerous adjacent side streets were also flooded and closed.

Wider weather episode

A moist and unstable air mass resulted in scattered storms developing across portions of central and eastern Virginia on July 13. These slow-moving storms produced heavy rainfall and flash flooding, especially across the Tri-Cities.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280917. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.