Severe thunderstorms moving across central Virginia on Monday, July 6, 2026, are believed to have sparked a lightning-caused house fire in Chesterfield County, where firefighters extinguished an attic blaze within about 20 minutes and no injuries were reported.
Flash floods triggered by intense rainfall prompted a Flash Flood Emergency for Colonial Heights and Petersburg on July 14, 2025, as 51–76 mm (2–3 inches) of rain fell within two hours, submerging roads and stranding vehicles across Central Virginia.
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Prince Edward County, Virginia on July 9, 2025, inundating roadways and backyards. Flash flood warnings were issued for the region as runoff overwhelmed local drainage systems.
A 12-year-old was found deceased in Albemarle County, Virginia, after flash floods struck parts of the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, prompting Flash Flood Emergencies in multiple counties and evacuations in areas including Westernport, Maryland.
A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for parts of western Maryland on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, as floods forced over 200 people to evacuate three schools in Allegany County. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy in Albemarle County, Virginia, was reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters from a nearby creek.
Virginia Beach experienced the heaviest snowfall since 1989 as the strongest storm of the season swept through Virginia on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, dropping rare and heavy snow across the region.
The strongest winter storm of the season dropped record snowfall across Virginia, with some areas experiencing the heaviest snowfall in decades. Virginia Beach recorded a rare, record-breaking snowfall of over 25 cm (10 inches) from Wednesday to Thursday, February 19–20, 2025.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin formally requested an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald J. Trump on February 16, following severe winter storms that caused flooding, infrastructure damage, and, power outages.
Coastal Flood Warnings were issued for several counties in Virginia on Thursday, November 14, 2024, after the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of a coastal storm that will impact the region from Thursday into Friday, November 15 with up to 61 cm (2 feet) of flooding being expected in the affected areas.
Severe storms hit parts of Virginia on July 12, 2022, causing major flooding in Buchanan County where more than 100 homes were damaged and 44 people were unaccounted for, as of July 14.
