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WGUS71 KAKQ 232008
FFSAKQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
408 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2026
VAC550-710-740-800-810-232230-
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CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA-CITY OF NORFOLK VA-CITY OF PORTSMOUTH VA-
CITY OF SUFFOLK VA-CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH VA-
408 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, THE CITY OF NORFOLK, THE
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, THE NORTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK AND THE
NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...
AT 408 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 1
AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO
1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING.
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3692 7644 3692 7641 3694 7640 3694 7636
3697 7635 3699 7631 3699 7626 3696 7622
3693 7609 3695 7605 3696 7600 3693 7596
3690 7597 3681 7594 3667 7620 3667 7648
3688 7646
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
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