Flash Flood — Chesterfield, Virginia

2025-07-01 · near Walthal, Chesterfield, Virginia

Event narrative

VDOT reported standing water on Ware Bottom Spring Road in the vicinity of Ramblewood Drive.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough and cold front progressed from the Great Lakes region into the Mid-Atlantic on July 1. Numerous thunderstorms moved into central Virginia in the afternoon and evening hours. With training storms and very high rain rates, heavy rain led to nuisance flash flooding in some areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284283. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.