Coastal Flood Advisories in Virginia
950 coastal flood advisories since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of coastal flood advisories reaches back to 2005.
Coastal Flood Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Coastal Flood Advisories
- 950
- Busiest year
- 201895 coastal flood advisories
- Average year
- 45over 21 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County513
- City of Alexandria513
- City of Falls Church513
- King George County265
- Northumberland County213
- Accomack County195
- Northampton County192
- Westmoreland County178
- City of Virginia Beach175
- Lancaster County172
- City of Chesapeake155
- Mathews County149
- Middlesex County137
- Fairfax County136
- City of Fairfax136
- Gloucester County133
- City of Hampton120
- Surry County119
- City of Newport News104
- Stafford County101
- James City County101
- City of Williamsburg101
- York County94
- City of Poquoson94
- Richmond County50
- Essex County36
- King and Queen County19
- King William County19
- New Kent County18
- Charles City County13
- Prince George County9
- City of Hopewell9
- City of Petersburg9
- Prince William County7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- Isle of Wight County2
The latest coastal flood advisories
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2:35 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 11 hr |
| Sep 27, 2:51 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Sep 27, 12:07 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 107 min |
| Sep 26, 7:26 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:50 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 6 days |
| Sep 22, 2:10 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen and 20 more | 38 hr |
| Sep 12, 7:54 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:21 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland | 11 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:45 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 19 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 24 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:36 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:55 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 13 hr |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.