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Part of: Portsmouth city Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 4 at 2:17PM EDT until August 4 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Chesterfield, VA; City of Richmond, VA, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 72,553 acres
- Began
- To end
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Chesterfield, VA; City of Richmond, VA · ≈ 110 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
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- Bulletin NWS Wakefield VA
Flash Flood Warning issued
Chesterfield, VA; City of Richmond, VA
- Storm report NWS AKQ storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 NE Chester, VA
Standing water on the southbound VA-288 ramp onto I-95. Traffic camera corroborates.
- Storm report NWS AKQ storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 E Chester, VA
Standing water on the road reported on Ware Bottom Spring Rd.
- News WRIC ABC 8News
Flash flood warning issued in several Central Virginia localities
Show 2 earlier updates
- WRIC ABC 8News News
StormTracker8: Daily Rain Chances bring Loclized Flooding Concern
- BBC News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.