NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued September 22 at 3:06PM EDT until September 22 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
At 306 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3
and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5
to 1 inch 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...
Newport News, Patrick Henry Field, Christopher Newport University,
Tabb, Denbigh, Beaconsdale, Lee Hall, Oyster Point, Oriana,
Menchville and Newport News Golf Course.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 820th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days