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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:44 PM Sep. 27, 2025 – National Weather Service
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 East Central City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... The Northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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, Downtown Portsmouth, Old Dominion University, Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk State University, Churchland, Deep Creek, Ocean View, Regent University, Virginia Wesleyan University, Kempsville, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Ghent, Cradock, Norview, Norfolk NAS and Western Branch. 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: 7:53 PM Sep. 27, 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 east central, eastern, south central, and southeast Virginia, including the following areas, in east central Virginia, Charles City, Eastern Essex, Eastern King William, Eastern King and Queen and New Kent. In eastern Virginia, Mathews and Middlesex. In south central Virginia, Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg). In southeast Virginia, Chesapeake, Gloucester, Greensville, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Norfolk/Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach 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. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Widespread showers and embedded storms will continue to spread across the area through this afternoon. Very efficient rainfall rates are expected and may lead to localized rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches. - 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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