RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Heavy rain brought flooding across Central Virginia, and resulted in over a dozen flooded vehicles.
As the storm started to pickup, the Richmond Fire Department warned citizens to be careful on the roads as they received multiple calls for vehicles stuck in high water.
The department reminded people not to drive in standing water.
Despite reminders, there were still 19 people who needed to be rescued from cars stranded in high water.
Most of the calls came in between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. but two more people were helped from a flooded car just before 8 p.m.
Flooding impacted the Southside of the city especially hard. At Maury Street and Blake Street, there were two vehicles stranded with water almost up to the windows. Another car was flooded at 20th Street and Bainbridge Street.
A car and pickup were seen stranded near Maury Street and Blake Street in Southside Richmond near 5 p.m. The flood waters reached almost all the way to the car’s windows. (Photo: 8News reporter Ben Dennis) 
Flooding on 20th and Bainbridge Street in Southside. (Photo: 8News photographer Jacob Sexton) 
Flooding on 20th and Bainbridge Street in Southside. (Photo: 8News photographer Jacob Sexton) 
Flooding on 20th and Bainbridge Street in Southside. (Photo: 8News photographer Jacob Sexton)
In Richmond’s fan neighborhood rain came down but roads stayed much more clear than south of the river.
Here is a video of flooding in the fan:
Further south, the Petersburg Police Department reported that they were closing Bolingbrook Street at N. Crater Road. Police put up signs and asked people to avoid the area.
Over in Chesterfield, the 5200 block of Kingsland Road has been closed due to high water.
8News meteorologists said the slow-moving weather system caused this heavy rainfall. Because of this, showers and storms lingered through mid-evening before they simply raining themselves out.
