8/6/2025 12:46:00 PM until 8/6/2025 2:00:00 PM

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 1246 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain 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 ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Emporia, Purdy, Jarratt, Radium, Durand, Bufford Crossroads, Emporia Reservoir, Pleasant Shade, Cowie Corner, Slagles Lake, Lanes Corner, Brink, Callaville, Fields Crossroads, Ante, Emporia Airport, Grizzard, Triplet, Mason and Valentines.