Flash Flood — Sussex, Virginia

2025-08-14 · near Wakefield Arpt, Sussex, Virginia

Event narrative

A NWS employee observed water moving across US Route 460, with a depth up to a foot in some places. The parking lot of a local restaurant in downtown Wakefield was completely flooded, as well as the side street adjacent to the restaurant.

Wider weather episode

A late-summer hot and humid airmass was in place across most of Virginia on August 14. Additionally, a slow-moving cold front stalled over central and southeast Virginia in the afternoon, supporting thunderstorms with heavy rain and flash flooding in southeast Virginia during the evening hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292238. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.