Flash Flood Warning for City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA +1 more

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FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia... The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia... The Northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 613 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. 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... Old Dominion University, Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk State University, Ocean View, Virginia Wesleyan University, Churchland, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Norfolk NAS, Ghent, Norview, Norfolk International, Western Branch, Wards Corner and Willoughby Spit.