{"id":5946,"date":"2025-07-13T07:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T11:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=5946"},"modified":"2025-07-13T07:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T11:13:10","slug":"weather-alert-virginia-arch-road-closed-in-chesterfield-after-flash-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/07\/13\/weather-alert-virginia-arch-road-closed-in-chesterfield-after-flash-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather alert Virginia: Arch Road closed in Chesterfield after flash floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5947\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Arch-Road-floods-in-Chesterfield-1307.jpg\" alt=\"Arch-Road-floods-in-Chesterfield-1307\" width=\"2103\" height=\"1426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Arch-Road-floods-in-Chesterfield-1307.jpg 2103w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Arch-Road-floods-in-Chesterfield-1307-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Arch-Road-floods-in-Chesterfield-1307-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Arch-Road-floods-in-Chesterfield-1307-2048x1389.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Arch-Road-floods-in-Chesterfield-1307-860x583.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Arch-Road-floods-in-Chesterfield-1307-215x146.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2103px) 100vw, 2103px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va.<\/strong> \u2014 A stretch of <strong>Arch Road<\/strong> in <strong>Chesterfield County<\/strong> was shut down this weekend after intense <strong>flash flooding<\/strong> swept through the <strong>Richmond metro area<\/strong> on <strong>Saturday, July 12<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The closure, at the intersection of <strong>Arch Road and Redbridge Road<\/strong>, was announced around <strong>3:20 p.m. Sunday<\/strong> by <strong>Chesterfield Fire and EMS<\/strong>. Officials say the road is currently blocked off to all traffic except for residents, and it will remain closed until it can be assessed and cleared by <strong>VDOT<\/strong> crews.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders on scene say <strong>a nearby creek overflowed<\/strong>, spilling into the road and making conditions unsafe. Firefighters checked on homes in the area to ensure residents were safe, but <strong>no rescues were needed<\/strong>, according to a department spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt floods out here all the time,\u201d one nearby resident told 8News, \u201cbut we haven\u2019t seen it this bad in years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nic Clinch<\/strong>, who lives in the neighborhood, said this is the <strong>second time this year<\/strong> Arch Road has been flooded. He recalled a severe flood in <strong>2020<\/strong> when water made it all the way into his <strong>garage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VDOT crews are expected to bring in additional <strong>rocks and materials<\/strong> to reinforce the roadway and help manage future runoff. For now, the road will remain closed as crews continue inspections and clean-up efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. \u2014 A stretch of Arch Road in Chesterfield County was shut down this weekend after intense flash flooding swept through the Richmond metro area on Saturday, July 12. &nbsp; The closure, at the intersection of Arch Road and Redbridge Road, was announced around 3:20 p.m. Sunday by Chesterfield Fire and EMS. 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