7/14/2025 9:27:00 PM until 7/15/2025 12:30:00 AM

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising. 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 Essex County in east central Virginia... Northwestern Richmond County in east central Virginia... Southwestern Westmoreland County in east central Virginia... * Until 1230 AM EDT. * At 927 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tappahannock, Warsaw, Naylors Beach, Ethel, Piney Grove, Lyells, Templeman, Brays Fork, Mount Landing, Kremlin and Mount Holly.