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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 10:06 PM Jul. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Henrico County in central Virginia... The City of Richmond in central Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen in the past 20 minutes. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 30 minutes. 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... Richmond, Virginia Union University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Mechanicsville, Highland Springs, Tuckahoe, Lakeside, East Highland Park, Laurel, Glen Allen, Chamberlayne, Greendale, Dumbarton and Montrose. 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; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 30 MINUTES
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:01 PM Jul. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL HENRICO AND SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND... At 601 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Virginia Union University, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. This severe storm will be near... Richmond, Highland Springs, Virginia Commonwealth University, and East Highland Park around 605 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Richmond International, Fair Oaks, Chamberlayne, Atlee, Richmond Heights, Varina, Montrose, Sandston, and Dumbarton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 9:22 PM Jul. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Hanover County in central Virginia... Northwestern Henrico County in central Virginia... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 522 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen in the past 20 minutes. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 1 inch in 30 minutes. 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... Ashland, Tuckahoe, Mechanicsville, Laurel, Glen Allen, Wyndham, Lakeside, Elmont, Longdale, Solomons Store, Short Pump, Hanover Airport and Chamberlayne. 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; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.75-1 INCH IN 30 MINUTES
Flood Watch
Issued: 7:17 PM Jul. 18, 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 central, east central, north central, south central, and southeast Virginia, including the following areas, in central Virginia, Amelia, Cumberland, Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), Eastern Hanover, Eastern Henrico, Eastern Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Western Chesterfield, Western Hanover, Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond) and Western Louisa. In east central Virginia, Charles City, Eastern King William, Eastern King and Queen, New Kent, Western King William and Western King and Queen. In north central Virginia, Caroline. In south central Virginia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg). In southeast Virginia, Greensville, Surry and Sussex. * 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... - Showers and thunderstorms are likely through this evening. Localized rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are possible in a few spots, along with rainfall rates up to 3 inches per hour. These rainfall rates and amounts could produce flash flooding, with impacts exacerbated in areas that have received significant rainfall in the past week. - 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. &&
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