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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

234 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026



The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Central Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia...

  The Northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...



* Until 500 PM EDT.



* At 234 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain

  have fallen since 2 PM. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 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...

  Smithfield, Suffolk, Isle Of Wight, Rescue, Crittenden, Driver,

  Longview, Wills Corner, Benns Church, Chuckatuck, Carrollton,

  Hobson, Lawson, Indika, Bethel Church, Mogarts Beach, Central Hill

  and Whitley.



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 3682 7674 3688 7677 3695 7677 3705 7658

      3702 7656 3700 7652 3696 7647 3693 7647

      3693 7646 3692 7646 3686 7649 3680 7646

      3679 7655 3680 7656 3679 7659 3680 7663

      3680 7668



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES



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