692
WGUS71 KAKQ 212201
FFSAKQ
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
601 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
VAC075-085-087-760-212330-
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GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-CITY OF RICHMOND VA-
601 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND, SOUTHWESTERN HANOVER AND
NORTHWESTERN HENRICO COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND...
AT 601 PM EDT, TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
OCCURING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HUNGARY ROAD AND SPRINGFIELD ROAD.
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH
FLOODING IS ONGOING.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED.
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...
RICHMOND, ASHLAND, TUCKAHOE, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY
OF RICHMOND, RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY, DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, BON AIR, MECHANICSVILLE, HIGHLAND
SPRINGS, HANOVER, LAUREL, GLEN ALLEN, LAKESIDE, WYNDHAM, EAST
HIGHLAND PARK, MANAKIN, SABOT AND GREENDALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING BY CALLING 757-899-2415, POSTING TO THE NWS
WAKEFIELD FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
LAT...LON 3778 7740 3778 7736 3775 7734 3770 7732
3767 7731 3761 7732 3755 7737 3752 7748
3754 7756 3754 7757 3755 7760 3757 7766
3759 7770 3759 7774 3762 7776 3764 7777
3772 7766
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
HET
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