City of Chesapeake
Flash Flood Warning until MON 3:45 PM EDT
Issued July, 27 2026 at 2:22 PM - US/Eastern expires July, 27 2026 at 3:45 PM - US/Eastern
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...
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.
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.
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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
