Coastal Flood Warning

NWS Wakefield VA · US

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Coastal Flood Warning Now In Effect Until 11 AM EDT Saturday

Event: Coastal Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-09-24 18:57:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-24 18:57:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-25 03:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 15:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

Two to three feet of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.

Where

Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton, Poquoson, Norfolk, and Portsmouth.

When

Until 11 AM EDT Saturday.

Impacts

Widespread flooding of vulnerable areas will result in an elevated threat of property damage to homes and businesses near the waterfront and shoreline. Water will be 2 to 3 feet above ground level in some areas resulting in a sufficient depth to close numerous roads and threaten homes and businesses. Flooding will extend inland from the waterfront along tidal rivers and bays resulting in some road closures and flooding of vehicles.

Instructions

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.

Affected areas

Chesapeake city, VA
Hampton/Poquoson
Suffolk city, VA
Norfolk city, VA
Portsmouth city, VA

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Wakefield VA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-24 18:58:00 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m0s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Alert
Lifecycle: New
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3ACG7WJQZ1T2ENZDR4G6NCY
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.042df554ef70b016254bf575aa500c04dd561f7e.006.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Wakefield VA
AWIPS ID: CAPAKQ
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.1619
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	CFW
NationalWeatherService	CFW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWAKQ
WMOidentifier	WHUS41 KAKQ 241857
NWSheadline	COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SATURDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260926T1500Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T11:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Chesapeake city, VA
Hampton/Poquoson
Suffolk city, VA
Norfolk city, VA
Portsmouth city, VA

Name	Value
SAME	051550
SAME	051650
SAME	051800
SAME	051710
SAME	051740
UGC	VAZ097
UGC	VAZ525
UGC	VAZ529
UGC	VAZ530
UGC	VAZ531