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Flash Flood — Virginia Beach (c), VA

Sep 27, 2025

A moist and unstable airmass was in place on September 27. Meanwhile, a surface low lingered across south central Virginia along the North Carolina border with a stationary front extending east along the state border. This low slowly moved east-northeast through the afternoon on September 27. This allowed for rounds of heavy showers and storms to move across central and southeast Virginia beginning during the morning hours of September 27 and continuing into the evening, resulting in locally hea

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1295845). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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