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 extended the * 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 Northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Multiple reports of flooding have been received across Norfolk. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated with observed flooding reports received across Norfolk. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Old Dominion University, Downtown Portsmouth, Downtown Norfolk, Churchland, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Ghent, Western Branch, Norview, Huntersville and Deanes.