NWS Wakefield VAFF.W 0096September 22, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Gloucester and Mathews, VA
The National Weather Service office in Wakefield issued a flash flood warning for Gloucester and Mathews in Virginia, which was in force until 3:15 p.m. local time on September 22. It was the 96th flash flood warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026. Virginia had 24 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 16 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Virginia's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wakefield VA
- Area
- Gloucester and Mathews
- State
- Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:14 p.m. EDT, September 22, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 p.m. EDT, September 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAKQ FF.W 0096
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Mathews County in eastern Virginia... Central Gloucester County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 1214 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Gloucester Courthouse, Hayes, Ark, Pinero, Belroi, Ware Neck, Dutton, Fort Nonsense, Beulah, Selden, Soles, Pampa and Allmondsville.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.