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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 12:00 AM Jul. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Hanover County in central Virginia... Western Essex County in east central Virginia... Northwestern King and Queen County in east central Virginia... Northwestern King William County in east central Virginia... Southeastern Caroline County in north central Virginia... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 800 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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. 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... Saint Stephens Church, Champlain, Newtown, Beulahville, Aylett, Mangohick, Manquin, Loretto, Dawn, Owenton, Salvia, Gether, Central Point, Beazley, Duane Fork, Indian Neck, Upshaw, Globe, Biscoe and Elevon. 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 INDICATED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:59 PM Jul. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN...WEST CENTRAL RICHMOND...WEST CENTRAL WESTMORELAND...EAST CENTRAL CAROLINE...NORTH CENTRAL KING WILLIAM AND NORTHWESTERN ESSEX COUNTIES... At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Champlain, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. This severe storm will be near... Champlain and Loretto around 805 PM EDT. Leedstown around 815 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Beazley, Owenton, Hustle, Naylors Beach, Elevon, Mount Landing, Central Point, Rexburg, Salvia, and Indian Neck. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flood Watch
Issued: 11:16 PM Jul. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast North Carolina, including the following areas, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Eastern Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Western Currituck and Virginia, including the following areas, Caroline, Charles City, Chesapeake, Dinwiddie, Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), Eastern Essex, Eastern Hanover, Eastern Henrico, Eastern King William, Eastern King and Queen, Eastern Louisa, Fluvanna, Gloucester, Goochland, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Newport News, Norfolk/Portsmouth, Northumberland, Powhatan, Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg), Richmond, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach, Western Chesterfield, Western Essex, Western Hanover, Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond), Western King William, Western King and Queen, Western Louisa, Westmoreland and York. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A very moist airmass and strong instability suggest high rainfall rates of 2-4" per hour will be possible. These rainfall amounts could fall on areas that have received significant rainfall over the past week, exacerbating any flooding impacts. - 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: 7:23 PM Jul. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 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 51 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG DINWIDDIE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA 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, AMELIA COURTHOUSE, ANGOLA, ANTE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BEACH, BON AIR, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BRUNSWICK, BRYANTOWN, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BURRUSS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAPE COLONY, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CENTERVILLE, CHAMPLAIN, CHASE CITY, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CHULA, CLANCIE, CLARESVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, COLONIAL BEACH, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CORBIN, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CREWE, CROAKER, CURRITUCK, DAWN, DEEP CREEK, DENARO, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, DURAND, EAGLETOWN, EARLS, EDENHOUSE, EDENTON, EDGERTON, ELIZABETH CITY, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, FARMVILLE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FORT LEE, FRANKLIN, GARYSBURG, GASTON, GATESVILLE, GLEN ALLEN, GLOUCESTER POINT, GOOCHLAND, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GUINEA MILLS, GUM FORKS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HAWK, HERTFORD, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HOPEWELL, HORSESHOE, HOWERTONS, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, JETERSVILLE, KENBRIDGE, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEVILLE, LEWISETTA, LILLY, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MACEDONIA, MANNBORO, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MAVATON, MEADOWVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, MERRY HILL, MIDLOTHIAN, MIDWAY, MINERAL, MOSELEY, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, PETERSBURG, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, POWHATAN, QUINTON, QUITSNA, RAINES TAVERN, REAMS, REEDS, RICH SQUARE, RICHMOND, ROXBURY, SAINT JOHNS, SANDSTON, SCOTTS FORK, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SOUTH HILL, STODDERT, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, TRIPLET, URBANNA, VALENTINES, VALHALLA, VICTORIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VULTARE, WAKEFIELD, WARSAW, WAVERLY, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WHITE PLAINS, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR, AND YORKTOWN.
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