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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:16 PM Sep. 27, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern York County in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Hampton in southeastern Virginia...
The Southern City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Poquoson in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 416 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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.

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...
Newport News, Hampton, Langley AFB, Hampton University,
Northampton, Buckroe Beach, Fort Monroe, Grand View, Beaconsdale,
Langley View, Messick, Raleigh Terrace, Phoebus, Plum Tree Island
Refuge, Fox Hill and Hilton Village.

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.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR 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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