Flash Flood Warning issued November 6 at 1:31PM EST until November 6 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Wakefield VA
- Level
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- Region
- North America
- Category
- Weather
- Source
- NWS / NOAA weather
At 131 PM Est, Doppler radar indicated that there is a brief lull in
heavy rainfall over the area. However, additional thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across will move into the warned area within the
next hour. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
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...
Downtown Portsmouth, Downtown Norfolk, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk State University, Churchland, Ocean View, Virginia Wesleyan
University, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Ghent, Cradock,
Norview, Norfolk NAS, Western Branch, Norfolk International, Bowers
Hill and South Norfolk.
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.
- This month
- 2183rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather