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Home Return to list Flash Flood Warning 0140 Issued by the Wakefield Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-07-27 17:55:05 057 WGUS51 KAKQ 272254 FFWAKQ VAC093-095-181-199-550-650-700-710-735-740-800-810-280200- /O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0140.250727T2254Z-250728T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 654 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia... James City County in southeastern Virginia... East Central Surry County in southeastern Virginia... Southeastern York County in southeastern Virginia... The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The City of Hampton in southeastern Virginia... The City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia... The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia... The City of Poquoson in southeastern Virginia... The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia... The City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... The Northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 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, Newport News, Hampton, Smithfield, Hampton University, Churchland, Langley AFB, Old Dominion University, Christopher Newport University, Ocean View, Downtown Norfolk, Downtown Portsmouth, Patrick Henry Field, Norfolk State University, Virginia Wesleyan University, Regent University, Kempsville, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, dont 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. && LAT...LON 3725 7660 3722 7655 3714 7634 3709 7625 3699 7628 3696 7622 3693 7609 3696 7601 3694 7597 3678 7593 3676 7598 3676 7621 3680 7649 3685 7655 3688 7657 3696 7669 3700 7673 3711 7679 3716 7678 3724 7670 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1 INCH IN 30 MINUTES $$ Brown Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2025-07-27 20:49:59 308 WGUS71 KAKQ 280149 FFSAKQ Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 949 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 VAC093-095-181-199-550-650-700-710-735-740-800-810-280159- /O.CAN.KAKQ.FF.W.0140.000000T0000Z-250728T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Isle of Wight VA-James City VA-Surry VA-York VA-City of Chesapeake VA-City of Hampton VA-City of Newport News VA-City of Norfolk VA-City of Poquoson VA-City of Portsmouth VA-City of Suffolk VA-City of Virginia Beach VA- 949 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN ISLE OF WIGHT, JAMES CITY, EAST CENTRAL SURRY AND SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTIES AND THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, THE CITY OF HAMPTON, THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, THE CITY OF NORFOLK, THE CITY OF POQUOSON, THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, THE CITY OF SUFFOLK AND THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH... Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. && LAT...LON 3725 7660 3722 7655 3714 7634 3709 7625 3699 7628 3696 7622 3693 7609 3696 7601 3694 7597 3678 7593 3676 7598 3676 7621 3680 7649 3685 7655 3688 7657 3696 7669 3700 7673 3711 7679 3716 7678 3724 7670 $$ Brown |