Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Surry, NC; Carroll, VA; Floyd, VA; Patrick, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:52 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 3:30 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:52 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 3:30 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-02 @ 1:52 am |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 2:52AM EDT until August 2 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 252 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicates heavy rain has exited the warned area this morning. However, thunderstorms earlier this evening produced between 3.5 and locally 6.5 inches of rain across portions of Carroll, Patrick and Floyd Counties. Runoff from this rain continues to collect in area creeks and rivers, causing them to rise rapidly. Many roads remain flooded and impassible due to flooding, or flooding related debris covering the roads. This is a dangerous situation as some roads remain flooded this morning, with the potential that motorists may unknowingly drive into deep flood waters, not realizing the flooding is there due to the darkness. 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... Mount Airy... Flat Rock... Hillsville... Dobson... Stuart... Floyd... Willis... This includes the following streams and drainages... Big Indian Creek, Beaver Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Anglin Branch, Archies Creek and Ararat River. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Hampshire; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton |
| Effective: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:43 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 10:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-02 @ 9:00 am -> 2026-08-03 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-08-02 @ 1:43 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:43AM EDT until August 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Garrett, Allegany, Mineral, Grant, Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire and Highland Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM EDT this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast to move across the area beginning this morning, and continuing through this evening. Many areas could see 1 to 2 inches of rain. Areas that see multiple rounds of heavy rain could receive localized amounts of 3 to 4 inches. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Page; Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge |
| Effective: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:43 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 10:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-08-03 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-08-02 @ 1:43 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:43AM EDT until August 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Albemarle, Nelson, Greene, Madison, Rappahannock, Page, Shenandoah, Augusta and Rockingham counties, and the Northern and Central Virginia Blue Ridge. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast to move across the area this afternoon to evening. Many areas could see 1 to 2 inches of rain. Areas that see multiple rounds of heavy rain could receive localized higher amounts of 3 to 4 inches. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Yadkin, NC; Patrick, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:35 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 4:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:35 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 4:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-02 @ 1:35 am |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 2:35AM EDT until August 2 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Eastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina... Southeastern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 500 AM EDT. * At 235 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicates heavy rain has exited the warned area. However, thunderstorms earlier this evening produced between 4 and locally 7.5 inches of rain in eastern Surry County, western Stokes County, and southwest Patrick County. Rivers and creeks continue to rise due to heavy runoff from this rainfall. This is a very dangerous situation as numerous roads remain flooded this morning, with the potential that motorists may unknowingly drive into deep flood waters, not realizing the flooding is there due to the darkness. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. 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... Mount Airy... Fairview... Yadkinville... Dobson... Pilot Mountain... Walnut Cove... Boonville... This includes the following streams and drainages... Beaver Creek, Ararat River, Big Beaver Island Creek, Baker Branch, Archies Creek and Belews Creek. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Ashe; Alleghany; Surry; Stokes; Watauga; Wilkes; Yadkin; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Henry |
| Effective: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:15 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 1:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:15 am -> 2026-08-03 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-02 @ 1:15 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:15AM EDT until August 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin and Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Roanoke and Rockbridge. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Abundant moisture will interact with higher terrain and a strong low pressure system to produce several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall, leading to instances of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier |
| Effective: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:15 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 1:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-02 @ 1:15 am -> 2026-08-03 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-02 @ 1:15 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:15AM EDT until August 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Abundant moisture will interact with higher terrain and a strong low pressure system to produce several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall, leading to instances of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Patrick, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-08-02 @ 12:41 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 4:30 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-02 @ 12:41 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 4:30 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-08-02 @ 12:41 am |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 1:41AM EDT until August 2 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 141 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicates heavy rain has exited the warned area this morning. However, thunderstorms earlier this evening produced between 4 and locally 7.5 inches of rain in eastern Surry County, western Stokes County, and southwest Patrick County. The heaviest rainfall has occurred in the Ararat River basin, which is approaching a stage of 24 feet as of 130 AM. Both Surry County and Stokes County Emergency Management staff reported that severe flooding is occurring, with Big Creek observed well out of its banks and flowing across both Old Asbury Road and Frans Road in the Westfield area. Flooding is likely also occurring along Meadow Branch and Pinch Gut Creek. Numerous swift water rescues have occurred, and many rivers and creeks continue to rise as runoff collects in the waterways. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Many creeks and rivers are still rising despite heavy rain having exited the warned area. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mount Airy... Flat Rock... Pilot Mountain... Danbury... Francisco... Ararat... Cana... |