Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 4 at 2:34PM EDT until August 4 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 4, 2026 - 11:34am
Expires:
August 4, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia...
The Northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 234 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen since 2 PM. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 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...
Smithfield, Suffolk, Isle Of Wight, Rescue, Crittenden, Driver,
Longview, Wills Corner, Benns Church, Chuckatuck, Carrollton,
Hobson, Lawson, Indika, Bethel Church, Mogarts Beach, Central Hill
and Whitley.
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:
Isle of Wight, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov