Virginia Beach, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Brunswick; Prince George; Greensville; Sussex; Surry; James City; Southampton; Northampton; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight |
| Effective: | 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 6:45 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 11:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 22 at 11:36PM EDT until July 23 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of eastern, south central, and southeast Virginia, including the following areas, in eastern Virginia, Northampton. In south central Virginia, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg). In southeast Virginia, Greensville, Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and York. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * 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 overnight. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain are possible with locally higher amounts. This is in addition to any rain that already fell, which was highest from east- central Virginia to the Virginia Eastern Shore. This will maintain a flood threat through the remainder of the night into the morning. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans; Eastern Currituck; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth |
| Effective: | 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 6:45 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-22 @ 10:36 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 22 at 11:36PM EDT until July 24 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast North Carolina, including the following areas, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Eastern Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Western Currituck and southeast Virginia, including the following areas, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * 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... - Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread overnight, with the heaviest rain falling from now through midday. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. This will result in an increasing flood threat through the rest of the night. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Accomack, VA; Northampton, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-22 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 12:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-22 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 12:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Wakefield VA on 2026-07-22 @ 10:23 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 11:23PM EDT until July 23 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Description: |
At 1123 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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... Exmore, Onancock, Parksley, Tangier, Onley, Accomac, Melfa, Bloxom, Wachapreague, Painter, Hallwood, Keller, Tasley, Clam, Guilford, Locustville, Nelsonia, Modest Town, Mappsville and Pungoteague. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Surry; Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell; Wilkes; Yadkin; Patrick; Henry; Pittsylvania; Halifax; Charlotte |
| Effective: | 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 2:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-07-23 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-07-22 @ 6:00 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 22 at 7:00PM EDT until July 23 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following counties, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin and Virginia, including the following counties, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |