Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 2:21AM EDT until July 22 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 11:21pm
Expires:
July 22, 2026 - 1:15am
Description:
At 221 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 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...
Pocomoke City, Parksley, West Pocomoke, Marion Station, Lawsonia,
Bloxom, Saxis, Hallwood, Oak Hall, New Church, Temperanceville,
Atlantic, Assawoman, Beaver Dam, Horntown, Mappsville, Shelltown,
Wallops Island, Sanford and Nelsonia.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Somerset, MD; Worcester, MD; Accomack, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: