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Flash Flood Warning for City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA

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What is happening

At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected...

What the bulletin says to do

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.

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Bulletin details

At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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. 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, Chesapeake, Back Bay, Fentress, Munden, Pungo, Mount Pleasant, Sigma and Sandbridge Beach.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 2:22PM EDT until July 27 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 1:24PM EDT until July 27 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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