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Home Return to list Flash Flood Warning 0103 Issued by the Wakefield Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-11-06 11:57:19
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WGUS51 KAKQ 061756
FFWAKQ
VAC550-710-740-810-062100-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0103.261106T1756Z-261106T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1256 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...
The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...
The Northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 400 PM EST.
* At 1256 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar 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...
Downtown Portsmouth, Downtown Norfolk, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk State University, Churchland, Ocean View, Virginia Wesleyan
University, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Ghent, Cradock,
Norview, Norfolk NAS, Western Branch, Norfolk International, Bowers
Hill and South Norfolk.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, dont drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
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LAT...LON 3686 7643 3687 7642 3687 7641 3689 7641
3694 7636 3696 7630 3695 7623 3691 7620
3688 7617 3684 7617 3681 7620 3677 7626
3674 7636 3676 7644 3680 7646
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MRD
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-11-06 12:31:50
560
WGUS71 KAKQ 061831
FFSAKQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
131 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
VAC550-710-740-810-062100-
/O.CON.KAKQ.FF.W.0103.000000T0000Z-261106T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
City of Chesapeake VA-City of Norfolk VA-City of Portsmouth VA-
City of Virginia Beach VA-
131 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, THE CITY OF
NORFOLK, THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA
BEACH...
At 131 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated that there is a brief lull in
heavy rainfall over the area. However, additional thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across will move into the warned area within the
next hour. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar 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...
Downtown Portsmouth, Downtown Norfolk, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk State University, Churchland, Ocean View, Virginia Wesleyan
University, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Ghent, Cradock,
Norview, Norfolk NAS, Western Branch, Norfolk International, Bowers
Hill and South Norfolk.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, dont drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
&&
LAT...LON 3686 7643 3687 7642 3687 7641 3689 7641
3694 7636 3696 7630 3695 7623 3691 7620
3688 7617 3684 7617 3681 7620 3677 7626
3674 7636 3676 7644 3680 7646
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MRD
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-11-06 14:56:54
094
WGUS71 KAKQ 062056
FFSAKQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
356 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
VAC550-710-740-810-062106-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.FF.W.0103.000000T0000Z-261106T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
City of Chesapeake VA-City of Norfolk VA-City of Portsmouth VA-
City of Virginia Beach VA-
356 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
NORTHWESTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, THE CITY OF NORFOLK, THE CITY OF
PORTSMOUTH AND THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EST for portions of
northeast North Carolina and Virginia.
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LAT...LON 3686 7643 3687 7642 3687 7641 3689 7641
3694 7636 3696 7630 3695 7623 3691 7620
3688 7617 3684 7617 3681 7620 3677 7626
3674 7636 3676 7644 3680 7646
$$
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