Mar 17, 2025
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a slow-moving cold front on March 16 across southeast Virginia. These showers and storms trained over the same areas into early on March 17, allowing for heavy rain and instances of flash flooding across portions of southeast Virginia on March 16 and 17.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1248913). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lancaster County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.