Flash Flood in Sussex County, Virginia

Flash Flood August 14, 2025 · Sussex County, Virginia

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Wakefield Arpt (36.9767, -76.9918).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292238. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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