Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | District of Columbia; Cecil; Southern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Anne Arundel; Charles; St. Marys; Calvert; Central and Southeast Montgomery; Central and Southeast Howard; Southeast Harford; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Orange; Culpeper; Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Southern Fauquier; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:48 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 8:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:48 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-07-05 @ 6:48 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued July 5 at 7:48PM EDT until July 5 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
Temperatures are dropping with sunset and thunderstorm outflows, so the heat threat has ended. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans; Fluvanna; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Gloucester; Middlesex; Mathews; Greensville; Sussex; Surry; James City; Southampton; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; 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; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:47 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 8:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:47 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-05 @ 6:47 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued July 5 at 7:47PM EDT until July 5 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
The threat has ended. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Wythe; Pulaski; Carroll |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:46 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:46 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-05 @ 6:46 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 7:46PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 746 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Patterson, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Hillsville... Patterson... Allisonia... Byllesby... Sylvatus... and Woodlawn. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | Montgomery, MD; Fairfax, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:42 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:42 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:15 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-07-05 @ 6:42 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 7:42PM EDT until July 5 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
SVRLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Montgomery County in central Maryland... North central Fairfax County in northern Virginia... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 742 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Great Falls, or near Reston, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. * Locations impacted include... Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Reston, Olney, Herndon, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Oakton, Montgomery Village, North Potomac, Tysons Corner, Redland, Wolf Trap, Great Falls, North Kensington, Rossmoor, Wheaton-Glenmont, and Wheaton. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Floyd; Patrick |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:35 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:35 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-05 @ 6:35 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 7:35PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 735 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Willis, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Floyd... Woolwine... Willis... Buffalo Ridge... Mabry Mill... Rocky Knob Recreation Area... and Charity. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Montgomery; Floyd; Roanoke |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:12 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 6:12 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-05 @ 6:12 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 7:12PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pilot, moving east 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... Blacksburg... Christiansburg... Pilot... Shawsville... Terrys Fork... Elliston-Lafayette... and Check. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | District of Columbia, DC; Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore, MD; Calvert, MD; Carroll, MD; Cecil, MD; Charles, MD; Frederick, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD; Montgomery, MD; Prince Georges, MD; Washington, MD; Baltimore City, MD; Arlington, VA; Clarke, VA; Culpeper, VA; Fairfax, VA; Fauquier, VA; Frederick, VA; King George, VA; Loudoun, VA; Madison, VA; Page, VA; Prince William, VA; Rappahannock, VA; Shenandoah, VA; Stafford, VA; Warren, VA; City of Alexandria, VA; City of Fairfax, VA; City of Falls Church, VA; City of Fredericksburg, VA; City of Manassas, VA; City of Manassas Park, VA; City of Winchester, VA; Berkeley, WV; Jefferson, WV; Morgan, WV |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 5:44 pm -> 2026-07-06 @ 12:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 5:44 pm -> 2026-07-06 @ 12:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-07-05 @ 5:44 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 5 at 6:44PM EDT until July 6 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 465 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL FREDERICK WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CECIL IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG KING GEORGE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF WINCHESTER CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH WARREN IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA BERKELEY JEFFERSON MORGAN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ADAMS MORGAN, ADEN, AIRLIE, ALBIN, ALEXANDRIA, ALONZAVILLE, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, APPLETON, ARCO, ARKENDALE, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BAKERTON, BALLENGER CREEK, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BENTONVILLE, BERKELEY SPGS, BERRYVILLE, BERRYVILLE, BETHEL, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BLOOMERY, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRANTWOOD, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BUCKEYSTOWN, BUCKTON, BURKE, BYNUM, CARDOVA, CATALPA, CATONSVILLE, CEDAR GROVE, CEDARVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHARLES TOWN, CHERRYDALE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CHESTER GAP, CLARKSVILLE, CLARY, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COMPTON, COUNTRYSIDE, COVE POINT, CULPEPER, DAHLGREN, DALE CITY, DRUM POINT, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DUNDALK, DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FAIRVIEW, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FELLS POINT, FIVE FORKS, FORDSVILLE, FOUR CORNERS, FREDERICK, FREDERICKSBURG, FRONT ROYAL, GAINESBORO, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GARRISONVILLE, GERMANTOWN, GLEEDSVILLE, GLEN BURNIE, GLEN ECHO, GLENDIE, GLENMONT, GREENBELT, HAGERSTOWN, HALFWAY, HAMBURG, HANCOCK, HARFORD FURNACE, HAWKINSTOWN, HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, HOWELLSVILLE, INDEPENDENT HILL, KIMBALL, LAKE RIDGE, LANGLEY, LEESBURG, LONG BEACH, LUCKETTS, LURAY, MADISON MILLS, MAGNOLIA, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MARTINSBURG, MCLEAN, MIDDLEWAY, MILLVILLE, MONTCLAIR, MONTPELIER, MOUNT CLIFTON, MOUNT HARMONY, MOUNT JACKSON, OAK GROVE, PARK HEIGHTS, PARK MILLS, PARKVILLE, PAW PAW, RANDALLSTOWN, RANSON, RAPIDAN, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, REVA, RIDGEWAY, RILEYVILLE, RIVERCREST, ROLLINS FORK, ROSSLYN, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SHADY GROVE, SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, SHILOH, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SKYLAND, SMITH CROSSROADS, SOUTH GATE, ST. CHARLES, STERLING PARK, STEVENSBURG, STRASBURG, STRINGTOWN, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, TOWSON, TURNBULL, TWYMANS MILL, WALDORF, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WESTMINSTER, WIDEWATER, WINCHESTER, WINSTON, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, WOODSTOCK, AND WOODSTOCK. |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 5:42 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 8:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 5:42 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 8:45 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-05 @ 5:42 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued July 5 at 6:42PM EDT until July 5 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Hanover County in central Virginia... Northwestern Henrico County in central Virginia... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 642 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches 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... Richmond, Ashland, Mechanicsville, Tuckahoe, Hanover, Glen Allen, Laurel, Lakeside, East Highland Park, Longdale, Hanover Airport, Solomons Store, Elmont, Atlee, Ashcake, Chamberlayne, Greendale, Dumbarton and Short Pump. |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Henrico, VA; City of Richmond, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 5:22 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 5:22 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 7:15 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-05 @ 5:22 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued July 5 at 6:22PM EDT until July 5 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Henrico County in central Virginia... The City of Richmond in central Virginia... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 622 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has 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... Richmond, Highland Springs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Union University, Mechanicsville, East Highland Park, Lakeside, Montrose, Fair Oaks, Richmond International, Richmond Heights, Varina, Sandston, Chamberlayne and Dumbarton. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | District of Columbia; Frederick; Carroll; Prince Georges; Northwest Montgomery; Central and Southeast Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Central and Southeast Howard; Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria; Eastern Loudoun |
| Effective: | 2026-07-05 @ 4:22 pm -> 2026-07-06 @ 12:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-05 @ 4:22 pm -> 2026-07-06 @ 12:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-07-05 @ 4:22 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 5 at 5:22PM EDT until July 6 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...The District of Columbia, and portions of Maryland, including the following areas, Carroll, Central and Southeast Howard, Central and Southeast Montgomery, Frederick, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery and Prince Georges, and northern Virginia, including the following areas, Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria, Eastern Loudoun and Fairfax. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms will develop into an increasingly humid airmass this evening. This, combined with recent rainfall, may result in flash flooding, particularly along small streams and in urban areas. Localized totals of 2 to 4 inches of rain are possible. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information. |
| Alert: | Air Quality Alert |
| Area(s): | Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park |
| Effective: | 2026-07-04 @ 3:40 pm -> 2026-07-05 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-04 @ 3:40 pm |
| Severity: | Unknown |
| Certainty: | Unknown |
| Urgency: | Unknown |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-07-04 @ 3:42 pm |
| Headline: | Air Quality Alert issued July 4 at 4:40PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code PURPLE Air Quality Alert Sunday for Northern Virginia. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site Virginia DEQ air quality web site at www.deq.virginia.gov |