Severe · Flash Flood WarningActive alert
Flash Flood Warning issued September 22 at 2:23PM EDT until September 22
Affecting City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
In effect until: Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM
City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
Likely impact across 4 counties in VA; effects through 9:30 PM.
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.
Affected areas
Chesapeake · Norfolk
Read the original bulletin (official text)
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The Southwestern City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia... The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia... The Northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 223 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Churchland, Deep Creek, Downtown Portsmouth, Old Dominion University, Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Bowers Hill, Western Branch, Cradock, Driver, Ghent, Deanes, Huntersville, South Norfolk, Wilroy and Portlock.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™