Flash Flood in York County, Virginia

Flash Flood August 18, 2025 · York County, Virginia

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The 911 call center reported a vehicle stalled from driving into 1.5 to 2 feet of water on Old Williamsburg Road.

The wider storm

Moisture and instability pooled along a nearly stationary frontal boundary across southeast Virginia on August 18. Slow-moving showers and storms trained over the lower Virginia Peninsula region, with flash flooding occurring in the late afternoon and evenings hours.

Began near Lackey (37.2322, -76.5906).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292249. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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