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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued September 22 at 1:40PM EDT until September 22 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

FFWAKQ

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern York County in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Poquoson in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 140 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. 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...
Newport News, Patrick Henry Field, Christopher Newport University,
Tabb, Denbigh, Beaconsdale, Lee Hall, Oyster Point, Oriana,
Menchville and Newport News Golf Course.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
818th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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