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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:08 PM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, THE CITY OF NORFOLK, THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, THE NORTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK AND THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH... At 408 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 up 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, Regent University, Norfolk State University, Downtown Norfolk, Virginia Wesleyan University, Downtown Portsmouth, Kempsville, Old Dominion University, Great Bridge, Ocean View, Deep Creek, Churchland, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Norview, Ghent, Norfolk International and Cradock. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
Flood Watch
Issued: 7:23 PM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland, including the following areas, Inland Worcester, Somerset and Wicomico and Virginia, including the following areas, Accomack, Chesapeake, Gloucester, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Newport News, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach and York. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms containing heavy rain are expected through early evening. Rainfall rates may exceed 2 inches per hour at times. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:02 PM Jun. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE CAMDEN CHOWAN CURRITUCK GATES HERTFORD NORTHAMPTON PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN EASTERN VIRGINIA MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BAVON, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRYANTOWN, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BUSCH GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE, CAPE CHARLES, CAPE COLONY, CENTERVILLE, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLARESVILLE, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CRISFIELD, CROAKER, CURRITUCK, DEEP CREEK, DURAND, EAGLETOWN, EDENHOUSE, EDENTON, ELIZABETH CITY, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FRANKLIN, GARYSBURG, GASTON, GATESVILLE, GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GROVE, GUM FORKS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HERTFORD, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HORNTOWN, HORSESHOE, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, LILLY, MACEDONIA, MAVATON, MERRY HILL, MIDWAY, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEW CHURCH, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, PEARY, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, PRINCESS ANNE, QUITSNA, RICH SQUARE, SAINT JOHNS, SALISBURY, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, URBANNA, VALHALLA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VULTARE, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR, AND YORKTOWN.
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