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.