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Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 20, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT for City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was in force for 110 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2026, 6:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 110 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Unknown
Counties City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 58 min | |
| Aug 20, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Aug 20, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 93 min | |
| Aug 20, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 30 min | |
| Aug 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 95 min | |
| Aug 20, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 18 min |
| Aug 20, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 45 min |
| Aug 20, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 53 min | |
| Aug 20, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 47 min | |
| Aug 20, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan and 1 more | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 41 min |
| Aug 20, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 1 more | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 7:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 13 min |
| Aug 20, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chowan | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chowan | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 55 min |
| Aug 20, 6:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 44 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.