Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Buchanan, VA; McDowell, WV |
| Effective: | 2026-07-11 @ 2:56 pm -> 2026-07-11 @ 4:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-11 @ 2:56 pm -> 2026-07-11 @ 4:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston WV on 2026-07-11 @ 2:56 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued July 11 at 3:56PM EDT until July 11 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Description: |
At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in much of McDowell County and in northern Buchanan County. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding was already reported, including in Hurley. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Gary, War, Bradshaw, Iaeger, Jolo, Avondale, Panther, Coalwood, Stacy, Cucumber, Hurley, Roseann and Elbert. |
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Statement |
| Area(s): | Accomack; Northampton |
| Effective: | 2026-07-11 @ 2:09 pm -> 2026-07-11 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-11 @ 4:00 pm -> 2026-07-11 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-11 @ 2:09 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Statement issued July 11 at 3:09PM EDT until July 11 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...Accomack and Northampton Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Bland, VA; Tazewell, VA; Mercer, WV |
| Effective: | 2026-07-11 @ 1:25 pm -> 2026-07-11 @ 4:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-11 @ 1:25 pm -> 2026-07-11 @ 4:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-11 @ 1:25 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued July 11 at 2:25PM EDT until July 11 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Bluefield... Bland... Bastian... Burkes Garden... Rocky Gap... Pocahontas... This includes the following streams and drainages... Burkes Garden Creek, East Fork Cove Creek, East River, Crane Creek, Clinch River, Big Spring Branch, Blue Spring Creek, Crab Orchard Creek and Bluestone River. |
| 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: | 2026-07-11 @ 11:39 am -> 2026-07-11 @ 7:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-11 @ 11:39 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston WV on 2026-07-11 @ 11:39 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 11 at 12:39PM 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 Sunday 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 Sunday evening across the region. 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 @ 11:36 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-11 @ 11:36 am -> 2026-07-13 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-07-11 @ 11:36 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 11 at 12:36PM 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 Sunday night. * 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 through Sunday night. 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 tonight through Sunday. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |