Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Carroll, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-06 @ 8:14 pm -> 2026-08-07 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-06 @ 8:14 pm -> 2026-08-07 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-06 @ 8:14 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 9:14PM EDT until August 7 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 914 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 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 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... Hillsville... Fancy Gap... Cana... Gladesboro... Woodlawn... Lambsburg... Pipers Gap... This includes the following streams and drainages... East Fork Crooked Creek, Burks Fork, East Fork Little Reed Island Creek, Grassy Creek, Chestnut Creek, Garners Creek, Cranberry Creek, Elk Spur Branch, Big Reed Island Creek, Brushy Fork and Crooked Creek. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Tazewell; Mercer |
| Effective: | 2026-08-06 @ 7:52 pm -> 2026-08-06 @ 8:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-06 @ 7:52 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-06 @ 7:52 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 6 at 8:52PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 852 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bluefield to near Bandy. Movement was northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bluefield... Princeton... Tazewell... Pocahontas... Bramwell... Ceres... and Amonate. |
| Alert: | Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Lee, VA; Wise, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-06 @ 6:17 pm -> 2026-08-06 @ 9:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-06 @ 6:17 pm -> 2026-08-06 @ 9:15 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-08-06 @ 6:17 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Advisory issued August 6 at 7:17PM EDT until August 6 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia... Northwestern Wise County in southwestern Virginia... * WHEN...Until 1015 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 717 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Appalachia, Pound and Pardee. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |