WGUS71 KAKQ 222340 FFSAKQ Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 740 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 VAC550-710-740-810-230100- /O.CON.KAKQ.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-260823T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ City of Chesapeake VA-City of Norfolk VA-City of Portsmouth VA- City of Virginia Beach VA- 740 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, THE CITY OF NORFOLK, THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH... At 740 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. There are numerous instances of high water on roadways and stranded vehicles across portions of Norfolk and Portsmouth. Flash flooding is occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Virginia Beach, Norfolk State University, Downtown Norfolk, Downtown Portsmouth, Old Dominion University, Virginia Wesleyan University, Regent University, Kempsville, Churchland, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Ghent, Norview, Norfolk International, Western Branch, Wards Corner, South Norfolk and Portlock. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding by posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3687 7642 3687 7641 3688 7641 3695 7618 3693 7616 3692 7610 3680 7616 3678 7628 3680 7630 3680 7644 3684 7644 3686 7643 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ Butner