Flash Flood Warning issued September 21 at 7:10PM EDT until September 21 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
- Level
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- Region
- North America
- Category
- Weather
- Source
- NWS / NOAA weather
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Northampton County in northeastern North Carolina... Southeastern Greensville County in southeastern Virginia... Southwestern Southampton County in southeastern Virginia... The City of Emporia in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 1015 PM Edt.
* At 710 PM Edt, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
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... Emporia, Dahlia, Seaboard, Claresville, Green Plain, Branchville, Bryants Corner, Little Texas, Margarettsville, Pleasant Hill, Emporia Airport, Adams Grove, Lanes Corner, Gumberry, Pleasant Grove, Turners Crossroads, Drewryville and Brink.
- In the last 30 days
- 735th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather