Another day of an anomalously moist airmass produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia. This resulted in localized rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in a short period of time, which resulted in instances of flooding and flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Another day of an anomalously moist airmass produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia. This resulted in localized rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in a short period of time, which resulted in instances of flooding and flash flooding.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 14, 9:40 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 205 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508- VAZ053>057-527-151815- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore- Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard- Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria- Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 205 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A Flood Watch is in effect from 2PM this afternoon through this evening. Scattered instances of flooding are expected. There is a potential for more widespread flooding with considerable impact. A few severe thunderstorms are also possible which may bring isolated instances of damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Scattered instances of flash flooding are possible Tuesday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508- 526-WVZ050>053-055-151815- Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta- Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire- Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy- 205 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western Maryland. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A Flood Watch is in effect from 2PM this afternoon through this evening. Scattered instances of flooding are expected. There is a potential for more widespread flooding with considerable impact. A few severe thunderstorms are also possible which may bring isolated instances of damaging wind gusts, particularly along and east of I-81. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Scattered instances of flash flooding are possible Tuesday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ501-502-509-510-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-151815- Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany- Western Garrett-Eastern Garrett-Western Highland-Eastern Highland- Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral- Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton- 205 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland County Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding are possible this afternoon and evening. A few severe thunderstorms are also possible which may bring damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
2 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
At least 6 inches of flowing water across Deep Run Hollow Road. There was 1 swift water rescue when a vehicle got stranded in the flowing water.
Williamsport Pike near Bedington Road was impassable in a few spots due to at least six inches of flowing water flowing over the roadway.
High water was reported on Route 33 in spots between Riverton and Seneca Rocks.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 2025
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1264879, 1264923, 1264926.