Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 4 at 6:24AM EDT until August 4 at 9:30AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 4, 2026 - 3:24am
Expires:
August 4, 2026 - 6:30am
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Chesterfield County in central Virginia...
South Central Henrico County in central Virginia...
The City of Hopewell in south central Virginia...
* Until 930 AM EDT.
* At 624 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
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 indicated.
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...
Hopewell, Chester, Chesterfield Court House, Bellwood, Bensley,
Chesterfield, Centralia, Drewrys Bluff, Pocahontas State Park,
Beach, Varina and Meadowville.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Chesterfield, VA; Henrico, VA; City of Hopewell, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov