Jul 15, 2025
A moist and unstable air mass was in place from July 14 through July 15. This allowed for widespread, slow-moving storms to move across portions of central, southern, and southeastern Virginia. These storms produced heavy rain and widespread flash flooding in two rounds. One round was from overnight convection on the night of July 14 into the morning of July 15 and the other round was during the afternoon of July 15. Widespread rainfall totals of 2-4 inches were observed across south-central and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1285090). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Virginia Beach (c) County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.