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Flash Flood — Suffolk (c), VA

Jun 15, 2025

A stationary front was located across central Virginia to northeast North Carolina on June 15. This front slowly moved southwest through the afternoon. Widespread storms developed during the afternoon and continued into the evening on June 15. These storms produced locally heavy rain and flash flooding across portions of central and southeast Virginia. Additionally, an isolated storm produced flash flooding across portions of north-central Virginia in the early morning hours of June 15 after mid

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1270069). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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