Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL CITY OF
CHESAPEAKE, THE CITY OF HAMPTON, THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, THE CITY
OF NORFOLK, THE CITY OF POQUOSON, THE EAST CENTRAL CITY OF SUFFOLK
AND THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...
At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain was falling across the warned area. Between 1.5 and
3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5
inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Virginia Beach, Newport News, Hampton, Virginia Wesleyan
University, Regent University, Norfolk State University,
Kempsville, Downtown Norfolk, Downtown Portsmouth, Old Dominion
University, Ocean View, Great Bridge, Deep Creek, Hampton
University, Langley AFB, Christopher Newport University, Patrick
Henry Field, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth.
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR