Flash Flood — Lancaster, Virginia

2025-07-19 · near Lively, Lancaster, Virginia

Event narrative

Flooding was reported on waze at the intersection of VA-3 and VA-201 White Chapel Road.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front was anchored north of the area in Pennsylvania. Deep moisture was in place to the south of the front with precipitable water values near two inches. Strong surface heating resulted in robust instability with wind shear around 25 knots, allowing for deep, slow moving, convection capable of heavy rainfall and flash flooding during the afternoon and evening hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1285993. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.