#NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA #VAwx
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The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Central City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...
The Northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...
The Northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 330 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1
inch of rain has fallen across portions of the warned area.
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, Regent University, Norfolk State University,
Downtown Norfolk, Virginia Wesleyan University, Downtown
Portsmouth, Kempsville, Old Dominion University, Great Bridge,
Ocean View, Deep Creek, Churchland, Norfolk, Chesapeake,
Portsmouth, Suffolk, Norview, Ghent, Norfolk International and
Cradock.
