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Portsmouth city Area Flooding — August 2026

Possible damage: Water Mold

2 concurrent flood warnings — 11 counties affected

Active floods

Updated
Severe significance Inactive 11 areas · VA · Last updated · source: NOAA / National Weather Service

This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.

2 concurrent flood warnings — 11 counties affected

This is a severe-significance flood outbreak event affecting Prince George County, VA; Hopewell city, VA; Portsmouth city, VA; Mecklenburg County, VA; Halifax County, VA; Surry County, VA; Henrico County, VA; Chesterfield County, VA; Nottoway County, VA; Dinwiddie County, VA; Isle of Wight County, VA, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.

Type
Flood Outbreak
Extent
≈ 2,355,174 acres
Began
To end

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Prince George County, VA; Hopewell city, VA; Portsmouth city, VA; Mecklenburg County, VA; Halifax County, VA; Surry County, VA; Henrico County, VA; Chesterfield County, VA; Nottoway County, VA; Dinwiddie County, VA; Isle of Wight County, VA · ≈ 3,700 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.

  1. Bulletin NWS Wakefield VA

    Flash Flood Warning extended until Aug 5, 01:00 UTC

    Brunswick, VA; Lunenburg, VA; Mecklenburg, VA

    Read the full bulletin at NWS Wakefield VA ↗

  2. Storm report NWS AKQ storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 WNW Darvills, VA

    VDOT reported lane closures along Darvills Road (VA-40) in Dinwiddie County due to standing water.

    Read the full report at NWS AKQ storm report ↗

  3. Storm report NWS AKQ storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 3 E Ammon, VA

    VDOT reported north lanes closed along State Route 624 in the vicinity of Browns Road, Trinity Church Road, and Route 611 in Dinwiddie County due to standing water.

    Read the full report at NWS AKQ storm report ↗

  4. Storm report NWS AKQ storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 E Lafoon Corner, VA

    East right land and right shoulder closed due to standing water on VA-137 in the vicinity of Half Mile Ln.

    Read the full report at NWS AKQ storm report ↗

Show 46 earlier updates
  1. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 NNE Victoria, VA

  2. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 W Garysville, VA

  3. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 ESE Garysville, VA

  4. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 4 SW Garysville, VA

  5. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 SW Garysville, VA

  6. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 NW Adkins Store, VA

  7. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 ENE Ruthville, VA

  8. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 4 S Bon Air, VA

  9. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flood Warning issued

  10. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 ENE Walkers, VA

  11. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 NNW Hopewell, VA

  12. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — Downtown Norfolk, VA

  13. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 NE Hopewell, VA

  14. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 WSW Smithfield, VA

  15. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 NE Downtown Norfolk, VA

  16. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 SE Prince George, VA

  17. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 ENE Walkers, VA

  18. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 NNE Hopewell, VA

  19. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 3 NNW Hopewell, VA

  20. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 NNW Hopewell, VA

  21. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 N Ghent, VA

  22. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 N Fort Lee, VA

  23. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 ESE Bon Air, VA

  24. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 3 ESE Bon Air, VA

  25. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 3 W Richmond, VA

  26. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flood Warning issued

  27. WITN News

    Highway 12 remains open despite heavy flooding from overnight rain

  28. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 E Windsor, VA

  29. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 3 SW Richmond, VA

  30. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 NNW Drewrys Bluff, VA

  31. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 SSE Colonial Heights, VA

  32. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — Meadowville, VA

  33. NWS Blacksburg VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  34. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 N Hopewell, VA

  35. WITN News

    WARRANTS: Bell Arthur man pours gasoline in witness’s house, threatens to burn it down

  36. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  37. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — Downtown Portsmout, VA

  38. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 SSW Downtown Norfolk, VA

  39. NWS AKQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — Downtown Norfolk, VA

  40. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  41. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  42. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  43. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  44. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  45. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  46. NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.

Warnings covered

Warnings this outbreak covered

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