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Alert: Coastal Flood Statement
Area(s): Surry; James City; Chesapeake; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth
Effective: 2026-07-12 @ 3:03 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 11:15 am
Onset: 2026-07-12 @ 5:00 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 9:00 pm
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 3:03 am
Headline: Coastal Flood Statement issued July 12 at 4:03AM EDT until July 12 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Description: * WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...Surry, James City, Newport News, Hampton/Poquoson,
Isle of Wight, Norfolk and Portsmouth Counties, and Chesapeake
and Suffolk.

* WHEN...This evening.

* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable
locations near the waterfront and shoreline.

Alert: Coastal Flood Statement
Area(s): Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Accomack; Northampton
Effective: 2026-07-12 @ 3:03 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 11:15 am
Onset: 2026-07-12 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 12:00 am
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 3:03 am
Headline: Coastal Flood Statement issued July 12 at 4:03AM EDT until July 13 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Description: * WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...In Maryland, Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset
Counties. In Virginia, Accomack and Northampton Counties.

* WHEN...From this evening through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable
locations near the waterfront and shoreline.

Alert: Coastal Flood Statement
Area(s): Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Middlesex; Western Essex; Eastern Essex
Effective: 2026-07-12 @ 3:03 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 11:15 am
Onset: 2026-07-12 @ 8:00 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-12 @ 3:03 am
Headline: Coastal Flood Statement issued July 12 at 4:03AM EDT until July 13 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Description: * WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumberland, Lancaster,
Middlesex, Western Essex and Eastern Essex Counties.

* WHEN...From this evening through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable
locations near the waterfront and shoreline.

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Mingo; Logan; Boone; McDowell; Wyoming; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette
Effective: 2026-07-12 @ 2:59 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 11:00 am
Onset: 2026-07-12 @ 2:59 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Charleston WV on 2026-07-12 @ 2:59 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 12 at 3:59AM EDT until July 12 at 11:00PM 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 county, Lawrence OH, southwest Virginia,
including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson, and West
Virginia, including the following counties, Boone, Cabell, Kanawha,
Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Fayette, Northwest
Raleigh, Putnam, Southeast Fayette, Southeast Raleigh, Wayne and
Wyoming.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through tonight.
Locally heavy rainfall is expected at times, with the potential
for instances of flash flooding given recent rainfall, especially
in locations that have compromised soils.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Cherokee; Clay; 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; Sequatchie; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe; Southeast Monroe; Marion; Hamilton; Bradley; West Polk; East Polk; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington
Effective: 2026-07-11 @ 11:13 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 3:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-11 @ 11:13 pm -> 2026-07-13 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Morristown TN on 2026-07-11 @ 11:13 pm
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 12 at 12:13AM EDT until July 13 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the
following areas, Cherokee and Clay, East Tennessee, including the
following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains,
Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk,
Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson,
Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier,
Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest
Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie, Sevier
Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast
Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West Polk, and
southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell,
Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* 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...
- Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and into
tonight. Locations that receive multiple rounds of locally heavy
rainfall could experience instances of flash flooding. While
flooding could occur at any time, the flooding potential is now
expected to be greatest this morning through tonight. Locations
that have already seen flooding need less rainfall to have
additional flooding and should take new storms seriously.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood