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