Flash Flood Warning

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The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Currituck County in northeastern North Carolina... The Southeastern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia... The Southern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Virginia Beach, Great Bridge, Chesapeake, Back Bay, Fentress, Mount Pleasant, Munden, Pungo, Sigma and Hickory.