- Special Weather Statement for Virginia Beach County, Virginia
- Special Weather Statement issued September 09 at 7:01PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.
- Expires: Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY
OF VIRGINIA BEACH...
At 700 PM EDT, a thunderstorm with heavy rain was located over Back
Bay, or 12 miles south of Virginia Beach, moving east at 20 mph.
Rainfall amounts of up to 1 inch are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Back Bay, Sigma, Sandbridge Beach, Dam
Neck, Oceana NAS, Munden, Macons Corner and Pungo.
If you see lightning or hear thunder, you are at risk! Take shelter
indoors immediately. If you cannot find shelter in a building a
vehicle provides safety from lightning.
Motorists should use extra caution in the vicinity of this storm. Be
prepared for rapid changes in weather and road conditions. Heavy rain
could cause ponding of water on roads, and possible minor flooding of
ditches and poor drainage areas.