Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Brunswick; Prince George; Greensville; Sussex; Surry; James City; Southampton; Northampton; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight
Effective: 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 6:45 am
Onset: 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 11:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 22 at 11:36PM EDT until July 23 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of eastern, south central, and southeast
Virginia, including the following areas, in eastern Virginia,
Northampton. In south central Virginia, Brunswick, Lunenburg,
Mecklenburg and Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg).
In southeast Virginia, Greensville, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of
Wight, James City, Newport News, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and
York.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more
widespread overnight. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain are
possible with locally higher amounts. This is in addition to
any rain that already fell, which was highest from east-
central Virginia to the Virginia Eastern Shore. This will
maintain a flood threat through the remainder of the night
into the morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans; Eastern Currituck; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth
Effective: 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 6:45 am
Onset: 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 22 at 11:36PM EDT until July 24 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast North Carolina, including the
following areas, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Eastern Currituck, Gates,
Hertford, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Western
Currituck and southeast Virginia, including the following areas,
Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* 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...
- Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more
widespread overnight, with the heaviest rain falling from now
through midday. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches are
expected with locally higher amounts. This will result in an
increasing flood threat through the rest of the night.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flash Flood Warning
Area(s): Accomack, VA; Northampton, VA
Effective: 2026-07-22 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 12:00 am
Onset: 2026-07-22 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 12:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-22 @ 10:23 pm
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 11:23PM EDT until July 23 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Description: At 1123 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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...
Exmore, Onancock, Parksley, Tangier, Onley, Accomac, Melfa,
Bloxom, Wachapreague, Painter, Hallwood, Keller, Tasley, Clam,
Guilford, Locustville, Nelsonia, Modest Town, Mappsville and
Pungoteague.

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Surry; Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell; Wilkes; Yadkin; Patrick; Henry; Pittsylvania; Halifax; Charlotte
Effective: 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 2:00 am
Onset: 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 7:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 pm
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 22 at 7:00PM EDT until July 23 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following
counties, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin
and Virginia, including the following counties, Charlotte,
Halifax, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood