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WGUS81 KAKQ 182218
FLSAKQ
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
618 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
VAC550-740-800-190000-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA-CITY OF PORTSMOUTH VA-CITY OF SUFFOLK VA-
618 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
INDEPENDENT CITIES, CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND
CITY OF SUFFOLK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 618 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK, DEEP CREEK, CHESAPEAKE, PORTSMOUTH,
SUFFOLK, MAGNOLIA AND SUFFOLK AIRPORT.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3666 7668 3667 7669 3670 7667 3673 7658
3676 7650 3675 7648 3676 7645 3680 7637
3679 7632 3678 7630 3676 7630 3674 7630
3673 7632 3671 7642 3666 7660
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