Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 6 at 5:41PM EDT until July 6 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 2:41pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Currituck County in northeastern North Carolina...
The Southeastern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
The Southern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...
Virginia Beach, Great Bridge, Chesapeake, Back Bay, Fentress,
Mount Pleasant, Munden, Pungo, Sigma and Hickory.
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:
Currituck, NC; City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: