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.
At 825 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain and flash flooding across the warned area.
Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding
is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
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...
Waverly, Wakefield, Sussex, Dendron, Homeville, Littleton, Manry,
Dory, Lumberton, Booker, Booth Fork, Yale, Ellis Fork and Hilda.