Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 4:18PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 1:18pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Goochland County in central Virginia...
Southwestern Hanover County in central Virginia...
Northwestern Henrico County in central Virginia...
The City of Richmond in central Virginia...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 418 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 30 minutes.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Richmond, Ashland, Tuckahoe, Virginia Union University, University
Of Richmond, Randolph Macon College, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Downtown Richmond, Bon Air, Mechanicsville, Highland
Springs, Hanover, Laurel, Glen Allen, Lakeside, Wyndham, East
Highland Park, Manakin, Sabot and Greendale.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Goochland, VA; Hanover, VA; Henrico, VA; City of Richmond, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: