Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Buchanan, VA; McDowell, WV |
| Effective: | 2026-10-02 @ 5:27 pm -> 2026-10-02 @ 8:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-10-02 @ 5:27 pm -> 2026-10-02 @ 8:30 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston WV on 2026-10-02 @ 5:27 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued October 2 at 6:27PM EDT until October 2 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Description: |
FFWRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia... West Central McDowell County in southern West Virginia... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 627 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Bradshaw, Hurley, Roseann and Jolo. |