Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Fluvanna; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Goochland; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Gloucester; Middlesex; Mathews; Greensville; Sussex; Surry; James City; Southampton; Accomack; Northampton; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; Western King William; Eastern King William; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Eastern Essex; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight |
| Effective: | 2026-07-21 @ 9:02 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 5:15 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-21 @ 9:02 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-21 @ 9:02 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 21 at 10:02PM EDT until July 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, eastern, south central, and southeast Virginia, including the following areas, in central Virginia, Amelia, Cumberland, Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), Eastern Hanover, Eastern Henrico, Eastern Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Western Chesterfield, Western Hanover, Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond) and Western Louisa. In east central Virginia, Charles City, Eastern Essex, Eastern King William, Eastern King and Queen, New Kent, Richmond, Western King William and Western King and Queen. In eastern Virginia, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and Northumberland. In south central Virginia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg). In southeast Virginia, Accomack, Greensville, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and York. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * 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 late tonight and early Wednesday morning ahead of a slow moving cold front. This front is expected to stall across the region Wednesday into Wednesday night with additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected Wednesday afternoon and evening. Total rainfall amounts are expected to range from 2 to 4 inches, with localized amounts of 4 to 6 inches. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Dorchester, MD; Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD; Worcester, MD; Caroline, VA; Cumberland, VA; Essex, VA; Fluvanna, VA; Goochland, VA; Hanover, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Louisa, VA; Middlesex, VA; Northumberland, VA; Powhatan, VA; Richmond, VA; Westmoreland, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-21 @ 8:52 pm -> 2026-07-21 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-21 @ 8:52 pm -> 2026-07-21 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-21 @ 8:52 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 9:52PM EDT until July 22 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 509, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER LOUISA POWHATAN IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MIDDLESEX NORTHUMBERLAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANGOLA, BRAYS FORK, BURRUSS CORNER, CAMBRIDGE, CARET, CEDAR FORK, CENTER CROSS, CHAMPLAIN, CLANCIE, COLONIAL BEACH, CORBIN, CRISFIELD, DAWN, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, GOOCHLAND, GRESSIT, GUINEA MILLS, HAWK, HOWERTONS, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LAKE MONTICELLO, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, LOUISA, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MECHANICSVILLE, MINERAL, OCEAN CITY, POWHATAN, PRINCESS ANNE, RAINES TAVERN, REEDS, SALISBURY, STODDERT, URBANNA, WARSAW, AND WEST POINT. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Amherst, VA; Appomattox, VA; Bath, VA; Buckingham, VA; Rockbridge, VA; City of Buena Vista, VA; City of Lexington, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-21 @ 8:46 pm -> 2026-07-21 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-21 @ 8:46 pm -> 2026-07-21 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-21 @ 8:46 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 9:46PM EDT until July 22 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 509...PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX BUCKINGHAM IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA BATH CITY OF BUENA VISTA CITY OF LEXINGTON ROCKBRIDGE |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Calvert, MD; Charles, MD; St. Marys, MD; Albemarle, VA; Augusta, VA; King George, VA; Nelson, VA; Orange, VA; Spotsylvania, VA; Stafford, VA; City of Charlottesville, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA; City of Staunton, VA; City of Waynesboro, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-21 @ 8:43 pm -> 2026-07-21 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-21 @ 8:43 pm -> 2026-07-21 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-07-21 @ 8:43 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 9:43PM EDT until July 22 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 509, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALBEMARLE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG KING GEORGE NELSON ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA STAFFORD IN WESTERN VIRGINIA AUGUSTA CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALSOP, ARKENDALE, BROKENBURG, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BURR HILL, CALIFORNIA, CALLAWAY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CHRISTIAN, CHURCHVILLE, COVE POINT, DAHLGREN, DAMERON, DRUM POINT, DUNKIRK, EVERONA, FALMOUTH, FREDERICKSBURG, GARRISONVILLE, GATEWOOD, GLENDIE, GREENFIELD, LAHORE, LEXINGTON PARK, LONG BEACH, MADISON RUN, MASSAPONAX, MONTEBELLO, MOUNT HARMONY, NASONS, ORANGE, OVERTON, PARTLOW, PINEY POINT, POST OAK, RIDGE, ROLLINS FORK, SHILOH, SOTTERLEY, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, SPOTTSWOOD, ST. CHARLES, STAUNTON, STUARTS DRAFT, UNIONVILLE, WALDORF, WAYNESBORO, AND WIDEWATER. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph |
| Effective: | 2026-07-21 @ 6:38 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-21 @ 6:38 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston WV on 2026-07-21 @ 6:38 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 21 at 7:38PM EDT until July 22 at 2:00AM 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 counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton and Washington, southwest Virginia, including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson, and West Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Fayette, Northwest Nicholas, Northwest Pocahontas, Northwest Raleigh, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Nicholas, Southeast Raleigh, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. * 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. Low-water crossings may be flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms may result in flash flooding. Some storms will be capable of producing 2 to 3 inches of rain in as little as an hour. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier |
| Effective: | 2026-07-21 @ 6:24 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-21 @ 6:24 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-21 @ 6:24 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 21 at 7:24PM EDT until July 22 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe and Watauga, Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A slow moving cold front combined with an upper level disturbance will bring widespread heavy rain to the region. Rain will sometimes be torrential and could cause urban, small stream, or flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Surry; Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell; Wilkes; Yadkin; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Henry; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Halifax; Charlotte |
| Effective: | 2026-07-21 @ 6:24 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-21 @ 6:24 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-21 @ 6:24 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 21 at 7:24PM EDT until July 22 at 7:00PM 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, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania. * WHEN...Through Wednesday 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A slow moving cold front combined with an upper level disturbance will bring widespread heavy rain to the region. Rain will sometimes be torrential and could cause urban, small stream, or flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | 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; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington |
| Effective: | 2026-07-21 @ 12:45 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 1:30 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-21 @ 11:00 pm -> 2026-07-22 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-07-21 @ 12:45 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 21 at 1:45PM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Blount Smoky Mountains, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Roane, Scott TN, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union and Washington TN and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise. * WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected tonight into Wednesday. Locations that receive multiple rounds or extended periods of locally heavy rainfall could experience flash flooding. Locations that have recently seen flooding need less rainfall to have additional flooding, and should take additional rounds of heavy rain and storms seriously. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |