Flash Flood Warning: City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA

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Flash Flood Warning — City of Chesapeake, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA; City of Virginia Beach, VA Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Northwestern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The South Central City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia... The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia... The West Central City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia... * Until 500 AM EDT. * At 308 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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... Virginia Beach, Regent University, Kempsville, Downtown Portsmouth, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Western Branch, Greenbrier, Gallups Corner, South Norfolk, Oceana NAS, Macons Corner and Dam Neck.