NWS Wakefield VAFF.W 0017June 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Chesterfield, Henrico and City of Richmond, VA
The National Weather Service office in Wakefield issued a flash flood warning for Chesterfield, Henrico and City of Richmond in Virginia, which was in force until 9:15 p.m. local time on June 28. It was the 17th flash flood warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026. Virginia had 11 flash flood warnings in June 2026, against 22 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Virginia's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wakefield VA
- Area
- Chesterfield, Henrico and City of Richmond
- State
- Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:41 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 9:15 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAKQ FF.W 0017
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia since 2008Every warning type in Virginia
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The notice as issued
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Chesterfield County in central Virginia... South Central Henrico County in central Virginia... The City of Richmond in central Virginia... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Richmond, Chester, Bensley, Bellwood, Chesterfield Court House, Drewrys Bluff, Richmond Heights, Centralia and Varina.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.