Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Alleghany, VA; Craig, VA; Greenbrier, WV; Monroe, WV |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 3:06 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 6:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 3:06 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 6:45 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-12 @ 3:06 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 4:06PM EDT until July 12 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 406 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. 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. 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... Alleghany... Lewisburg... White Sulphur Springs... Ronceverte... Jordan Mines... Roaring Mountain Summit... Earlehurst... This includes the following streams and drainages... Dunlap Creek, Crow Run, Craig Creek, Boulder Run, Christleys Run, Bens Run, Dry Creek, Barbours Creek, Cove Branch, Cove Creek, Dry Branch and Blue Spring Run. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Ashe; Alleghany; Surry; Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Roanoke; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Henry; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Halifax; Charlotte; Mercer |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 3:06 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 5:15 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 3:06 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-12 @ 3:06 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 12 at 4:06PM EDT until July 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes and Surry, Virginia, including the following areas, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following area, Mercer. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An upper level low has been cut off across the region, which has led to extremely slow storm motions areawide. PWATs in the 1.8 to 2.1 inch range will lead to very efficient rainfall rates, and heavy rainfall potential. Ongoing shower and thunderstorm activity has already resulted in several flood advisories and a couple flash flood warnings today. Additional localized totals may exceed 3-4 inches in the flood watch area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Henry, VA; Pittsylvania, VA; City of Danville, VA; City of Martinsville, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 2:35 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 5:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 2:35 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 5:45 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-12 @ 2:35 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Advisory issued July 12 at 3:35PM EDT until July 12 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of south central Virginia, including the following counties and independent cities, City of Danville, City of Martinsville, Henry and Pittsylvania. * WHEN...Until 645 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Bassett Branch, Childress Creek, Birch Creek, Buckhorn Branch, Beaver Creek, Dan River, Cascade Creek and Cane Creek. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Danville... Martinsville... Axton... Blairs... Ridgeway... Aiken Summit... Cascade... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Cherokee; Clay; Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains; North Sevier; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Sequatchie; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe; Southeast Monroe; Marion; Hamilton; Bradley; West Polk; East Polk; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 2:07 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 2:07 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-07-12 @ 2:07 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 12 at 3:07PM EDT until July 13 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Cherokee and Clay, east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West Polk, and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected through tonight. Locations that have recently seen flooding, or received several inches of rainfall, are at greatest risk of additional flooding if they receive additional heavy rainfall. Locations that have already seen flooding should take additional rounds of heavy rain and storms seriously. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Statement |
| Area(s): | Surry; James City; Chesapeake; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 5:00 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Statement issued July 12 at 2:46PM EDT until July 12 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Surry, James City, Newport News, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, Norfolk and Portsmouth Counties, and Chesapeake and Suffolk. * WHEN...This evening. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. |
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Statement |
| Area(s): | Virginia Beach; York |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 5:00 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Statement issued July 12 at 2:46PM EDT until July 12 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Virginia Beach, and York County. * WHEN...This evening. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. |
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Statement |
| Area(s): | New Kent; Gloucester; Mathews; Eastern King William; Eastern King and Queen |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 12:00 am |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Statement issued July 12 at 2:46PM EDT until July 13 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...New Kent, Gloucester, Mathews, Eastern King William and Eastern King and Queen Counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 1 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. |
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Statement |
| Area(s): | Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Middlesex; Western Essex; Eastern Essex |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 8:00 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 2:00 am |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Statement issued July 12 at 2:46PM EDT until July 13 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumberland, Lancaster, Middlesex, Western Essex and Eastern Essex Counties. * WHEN...From 9 PM EDT this evening through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. |
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Statement |
| Area(s): | Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Accomack; Northampton |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 2:00 am |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 1:46 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Statement issued July 12 at 2:46PM EDT until July 13 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...In Maryland, Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties. In Virginia, Accomack and Northampton Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. |
| Alert: | Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Chesterfield, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; City of Richmond, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:43 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 4:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:43 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 4:45 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 1:43 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Advisory issued July 12 at 2:43PM EDT until July 12 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of central Virginia, including the following counties and independent city, Chesterfield, City of Richmond, Hanover and Henrico. * WHEN...Until 545 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 243 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Highland Springs, Virginia Union University, Downtown Richmond, Mechanicsville, University Of Richmond, Bon Air, Tuckahoe, East Highland Park, Bensley, Bellwood, Lakeside, Montrose, Richmond Heights, Varina, Richmond International, Fair Oaks, Drewrys Bluff and Sandston. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Prince Edward; Cumberland; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Greensville; Sussex; Surry; James City; Southampton; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:31 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 1:31 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 1:31 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 12 at 2:31PM EDT until July 12 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and southeast Virginia, including the following areas, in central Virginia, Amelia, Cumberland, Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), Eastern Hanover, Eastern Henrico, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Western Chesterfield and Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond). In east central Virginia, Charles City and New Kent. In south central Virginia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg). In southeast Virginia, Chesapeake, Greensville, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach and York. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A quasi west-east upper trough remains nearly stationary from KY through VA this afternoon. This has allowed for scattered showers earlier today and last night with locally heavy rainfall. Rainfall totals have locally already exceeded 2.5 to 3 inches in some locations. The latest guidance shows showers and embedded storms becoming more widespread this afternoon with localized totals of 3 to 5 inches possible. As such, scattered instances of flash flooding are possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Mingo; Logan; Boone; McDowell; Wyoming; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette |
| Effective: | 2026-07-12 @ 10:06 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 6:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-12 @ 10:06 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston WV on 2026-07-12 @ 10:06 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 12 at 11:06AM EDT until July 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Boyd, Carter, Greenup and Lawrence, southeast Ohio, including the following county, Lawrence OH, southwest Virginia, including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson, and West Virginia, including the following counties, Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Raleigh, Putnam, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Raleigh, Wayne and Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through tonight. Locally heavy rainfall is expected at times, with the potential for instances of flash flooding given recent rainfall, especially in locations that have compromised soils. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |