Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 28 at 5:26PM EDT until August 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 2:26pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Surry County in southeastern Virginia...
Northeastern Sussex County in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain
have fallen in the past 40 minutes. The expected rainfall rate is
0.75 to 1 inch in 15 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...
Dendron, Elberon, Ellis Fork and Runnymede.
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:
Surry, VA; Sussex, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov