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Flash Flood Warning issued September 22 at 12:43PM EDT until September 22

Affecting Gloucester, VA; York, VA

In effect until: Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM

Gloucester, VA; York, VA

Likely impact across 2 counties in VA; effects through 7:45 PM.

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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FFWAKQ

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Gloucester County in southeastern Virginia...
York County in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 1243 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2 inches of rain have 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...
Gloucester Point, Virginia Institute For Marine Sciences, Seaford,
Queens Lake, Wicomico, Achilles, Carver Gardens, York Terrace,
Yorktown, Ordinary, Lackey, U.s. Naval Weapons, White Marsh, Glass,
Harris Grove, Hornsbyville and Naxera.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™