


Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
103 WGUS51 KAKQ 010450 FFWAKQ VAC093-550-710-740-800-810-010700- /O.EXT.KAKQ.FF.W.0146.000000T0000Z-250801T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1250 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia... The City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia... The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia... The Central City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... The City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia... * Until 300 AM EDT. * At 1250 AM 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 since early Thursday evening. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Virginia Beach, Windsor, Deep Creek, Downtown Portsmouth, Great Bridge, Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk State University, Regent University, Old Dominion University, Churchland, Virginia Wesleyan University, Kempsville, Ocean View, Downtown Suffolk, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Cradock and Ghent. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3687 7647 3698 7630 3693 7609 3695 7606 3694 7599 3666 7590 3659 7607 3657 7642 3668 7673 3684 7681 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED $$ Brown