HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – The National Weather Service (NWS) in Wakefield issued a flash flood warning Thursday for most of the Hampton Roads region.
The warning means flash flooding is happening or is expected to begin shortly as a result of heavy rain. As the day went on, the reports of water-covered streets came, well, flooding in.
Super Doppler 10 Meteorologist Jeremy Wheeler said this rain was not directly from any tropical systems.
Parts of the WAVY viewing area saw as much as 6-7″ of rainfall. The region is expected to dry out by Friday afternoon.
Below are photos provided by WAVY News 10 viewers across Hampton Roads.
Please send your photos of Thursday’s flooding in your neighborhood to reportit@wavy.com and it may be included in our coverage on-air or online.
Virginia Beach
Hampton
Flooding on West Queen Street in Hampton on Nov. 12, 2020 (Photo courtesy: K.C. Cromartie) Flooding in Hampton, Va. on Nov. 12, 2020 (Photo courtesy: Tammie Pierce) Flooding off Victoria Blvd. near Wythe Creek in Hampton, Va. on Nov. 12, 2020 (Photo courtesy: Natika Boyke) Flooding in the Northampton area of Hampton, Va. on Nov. 12, 2020 (Photo courtesy: Elizabeth Lisa Vasquez) Neighborhood flooding on Kincaid Lane in Hampton, Va. on Nov. 12, 2020 Photo courtesy: Verna Turner) Neighborhood flooding on Kincaid Lane in Hampton, Va. on Nov. 12, 2020 Photo courtesy: Verna Turner) Neighborhood flooding on Kincaid Lane in Hampton, Va. on Nov. 12, 2020 Photo courtesy: Verna Turner)
Chesapeake
Hickory area of Chesapeake off Centerville Turnpike on Nov. 12, 2020. Photo courtesy: Devyn Dunlow Curling Backyard in Chesapeake, Va. on Nov. 12, 2020. Photo courtesy: Tracey Grable St. Brides Road in Chesapeake courtesy Tammy S Running man subdivision in Yorktown, Virginia on Nov. 12, 2020 (Photo courtesy: Greg Toth) Deep Creek north at Canal drive and Iowa Street in Chesapeake (Photo courtesy: Susan Blum) Deep Creek north at Canal drive and Iowa Street in Chesapeake (Photo courtesy: Susan Blum) Deep Creek north at Canal drive and Iowa Street in Chesapeake (Photo courtesy: Susan Blum)
Norfolk
C Ave in Norfolk courtesy Monica Moseley Bolton Street in Norfolk on Nov. 12, 2020. Courtesy: Nichole Calhoun Sherwood Forest Apartments on Robin Hood Road in Norfolk on Nov. 12, 2020 Postal carrier delivers mail at flooded intersection of Gainor Place and Parcel Place in Norfolk, Va. on Nov. 12, 2020 (Photo courtesy: Bob Van)
Newport News
Suffolk
Okelly Road (Photo courtesy: Justin Tilton) Quaker Drive ((Photo courtesy: Justin Tilton)
North Carolina
If you encounter a flooded road, turn around. Do not drive through the flood water.