Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Southampton County in southeastern Virginia... Southwestern Sussex County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Jarratt, Green Plain, Gray, Hilda, Mason, Drewryville, Yale, Joyner, Adams Grove and Grizzard.