Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 22 at 2:02PM EDT until September 22 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 22, 2026 - 11:02am
Expires:
September 22, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 202 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 of 1 to
3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Newport News, Patrick Henry Field, Christopher Newport University,
Tabb, Denbigh, Beaconsdale, Lee Hall, Oyster Point, Oriana,
Menchville and Newport News Golf Course.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding by posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page,
or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
York, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Poquoson, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov