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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

138 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...

  The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...

  The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...

  The Northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...



* Until 400 PM EDT.



* At 138 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain

  has fallen in the past 15 minutes. The expected rainfall rate is 1

  to 2 inches in 30 minutes. 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...

  Old Dominion University, Downtown Portsmouth, Downtown Norfolk,

  Churchland, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Ghent,

  Western Branch, Norview, Huntersville and Deanes.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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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LAT...LON 3686 7649 3690 7647 3692 7642 3692 7641

      3693 7640 3694 7638 3691 7625 3691 7623

      3690 7620 3686 7619 3686 7618 3683 7620

      3684 7623 3682 7626 3682 7642 3684 7647



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES



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