Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 4 at 1:38PM EDT until August 4 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 4, 2026 - 10:38am
Expires:
August 4, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
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 Northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen in the past 15 minutes. The expected rainfall rate is 1
to 2 inches in 30 minutes. 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...
Old Dominion University, Downtown Portsmouth, Downtown Norfolk,
Churchland, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Ghent,
Western Branch, Norview, Huntersville and Deanes.
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:
City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov