This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Richmond County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 12:11AM EDT until July 22 at 3:15AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Essex, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 398,775 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Essex, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Essex, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA · ≈ 620 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Bulletin NWS Wakefield VA
Flash Flood Warning issued
Essex, VA; King and Queen, VA; King William, VA; Lancaster, VA; Northumberland, VA; Richmond, VA
- News Bergen Record
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- News Democrat and Chronicle
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- News Patch
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