山洪警报

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.