Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 5 at 4:59PM EDT until May 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 1:59pm
Expires:
May 5, 2025 - 4:00pm
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Chesterfield County in central Virginia...
The City of Colonial Heights in central Virginia...
Northeastern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...
Northwestern Prince George County in south central Virginia...
The City of Hopewell in south central Virginia...
The City of Petersburg in south central Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 459 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Virginia State University,
Fort Gregg-Adams, Chester, Ettrick, Matoaca, Petersburg National
Battlefield, Richard Bland College and New Bohemia.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't 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 Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
Chesterfield, VA; Dinwiddie, VA; Prince George, VA; City of Colonial Heights, VA; City of Hopewell, VA; City of Petersburg, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA