NWS Wakefield VAFF.W 0084August 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Surry and Sussex, VA
The National Weather Service office in Wakefield issued a flash flood warning for Surry and Sussex in Virginia, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 84th flash flood warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026. Virginia had 53 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 25 in an average August 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
- Surry and Sussex
- State
- Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:26 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAKQ FF.W 0084
- 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... Surry County in southeastern Virginia... Northeastern Sussex County in southeastern Virginia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen in the past 40 minutes. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 1 inch in 15 minutes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Dendron, Elberon, Ellis Fork and Runnymede.
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.