Flash Flood Warning issued November 6 at 12:56PM EST until November 6 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...
The Northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 400 PM Est.

* At 1256 PM Est, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. 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

2179th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days