Severe · Flash Flood WarningActive alert
Flash Flood Warning issued September 22 at 10:50AM EDT until September 22
Affecting Gloucester, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA
In effect until: Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 PM
Gloucester, VA; Lancaster, VA; Mathews, VA; Middlesex, VA
Likely impact across 4 counties in VA; effects through 6:00 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... South Central Lancaster County in eastern Virginia... Northwestern Mathews County in eastern Virginia... Southwestern Middlesex County in eastern Virginia... Northeastern Gloucester County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 1050 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 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... Urbanna, Hartfield, Saluda, Healys, Harmony Village, Cooper, Grafton, Cash, Greys Point, Harcum, Bertrand, Millenbeck, Wake, Slabtown, Senora and Stampers.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™