Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 28 at 6:41PM EDT until June 28 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 28, 2026 - 3:41pm
Expires:
June 28, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Chesterfield County in central Virginia...
South Central Henrico County in central Virginia...
The City of Richmond in central Virginia...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Richmond, Chester, Bensley, Bellwood, Chesterfield Court House,
Drewrys Bluff, Richmond Heights, Centralia and Varina.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 9:15 PM EDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 9:15 PM EDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Chesterfield, VA; Henrico, VA; City of Richmond, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: