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...
The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...
The Northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen. 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 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...
Virginia Beach, Hampton, Downtown Norfolk, Downtown Portsmouth,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, Churchland,
Ocean View, Virginia Wesleyan University, Deep Creek, Norfolk,
Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Ghent, Norview, Cradock, Norfolk
NAS, Norfolk International and Western Branch.