[CANCELLED] Flash Flood Warning

FROM: NWS Wakefield VA
AREA: City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Suffolk, VA
SENT: 2026-07-06T17:12:00-04:00

Flash Flood Warning issued July 6 at 5:12PM EDT until July 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia…
The Southern City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia…
The East Central City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia…

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 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.

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…
Virginia Beach, Deep Creek, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk,
Bowers Hill, Cradock, Western Branch, Driver, Herberts Corner,
South Norfolk, Portlock and Greenbrier.

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.

Alert Expiration: 2026-07-06T20:15:00-04:00

⚠️ This alert has been CANCELLED by NWS Wakefield VA.