Flash Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS Wakefield VA
⏳ In force until Sat 7 Nov, 00:00 📍 City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA (approximate) 🕑 29 min ago
At 131 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated that there is a brief lull in heavy rainfall over the area. However, additional thunderstorms producing heavy rain across will move into the warned area within the next hour. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZAR…
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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaCity of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA
Issuing authorityNWS Wakefield VA
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-11-06T13:31:00-05:00
Effective2026-11-06T13:31:00-05:00
Onset2026-11-06T13:31:00-05:00
Expires2026-11-06T16:00:00-05:00
📋 Official instructions
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.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cc2febecce0d2eec819488a3d1d1ee0c097b3533.001.1
Message typeUpdate
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.34461a1297515687972a0ceb95ad98ed7e2e8108.001.1
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- 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.
- Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
- Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
- Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- At 131 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated that there is a brief lull in heavy rainfall over the area.
- However, additional thunderstorms producing heavy rain across will move into the warned area within the next hour.
- Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
- Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
- HAZAR…
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