PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Tornado and flash flood warnings for areas of northeastern North Carolina and across the Hampton Roads and Western Tidewater regions that had been effect have expired.

Super Doppler 10 meteorologist Ricky Matthews said there was a tornado on the ground near Corinth in Southampton County just after 4:30 p.m. There were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries.

There have been reports of flooding on several roads in Suffolk, including Quaker and Lumis roads, as well as the intersection of Old South Quay Road and Holy Neck Road, and a National Weather Service employee reported water flowing over the road at Doles Road in Southampton County, and standing water across much of Ivor.

There was also a report of high water on Governors Road in Bertie County.

The town of Smithfield said damage caused by Helene has caused a widespread outage of Spectrum internet and cable services, as it said “damage to a major hub in South Carolina and to one of their major fiber optic lines have caused service issues across the southeast.” The town said it didn’t know when services would be restored.

Flash flood warnings had been in effect for areas of northeastern North Carolina, including Bertie County, northwestern Gates County, Northampton County (NC) and northwestern Hertford County. A flash flood warning was also in effect for Suffolk, southwestern Isle of Wight County, Southampton County and Franklin.

Thunderstorms that were capable of producing tornadoes rolled through northeastern North Carolina, Western Tidewater and up the Peninsula throughout Friday afternoon.

Marine warnings expired for areas of the Chesapeake Bay and the James River — on the Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point, and from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort, and on the James River from the James River Bridge to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, and from Jamestown to the James River Bridge.

There had been a tornado warning for Southampton County, Isle of Wight County, Surry County and Sussex County until 4:45 p.m. Friday and tornado warnings for areas of northeastern North Carolina until 5 p.m. Flash flood warnings are also in effect for Suffolk and areas of northeastern North Carolina.

“When we get hit with heavy rain like this with this storm coming through, yeah these roads flood out,” said Surry County resident Jeff Craddock. “I’ll say it was six inches deep over the road, and depending on how well it drains off from other places, probably won’t be long before the swamp floods over the road. Fortunately, we didn’t get what they got down south. You know, Florida man, I wouldn’t want to be there.”

Most of the region remained under a tornado watch throughout the day, which expired at 8 p.m.

A WAVY viewer shared a photo of the rain pouring down in Courtland, in Southampton County, where there are reports of widespread flooding.

At one point, more than 3,700 Dominion Energy customers were without power.

Several North Carolina school systems in the WAVY viewing area announced closures Friday because of the weather, including Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools, Gates County Public Schools (NC) and Northampton County Schools (NC).