Coastal Flood Statements in Virginia
467 coastal flood statements 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 statements reaches back to 2005.
Coastal Flood Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Coastal Flood Statements
- 467
- Busiest year
- 201951 coastal flood statements
- Average year
- 22over 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.
- Northampton County200
- Northumberland County195
- Accomack County193
- City of Virginia Beach178
- Westmoreland County165
- Lancaster County153
- Mathews County123
- Gloucester County122
- Middlesex County117
- City of Newport News115
- City of Hampton114
- City of Chesapeake109
- York County96
- City of Poquoson96
- Surry County92
- James City County84
- City of Williamsburg84
- Richmond County35
- Arlington County29
- City of Alexandria29
- City of Falls Church29
- Essex County28
- Fairfax County24
- City of Fairfax24
- Stafford County21
- King George County20
- King and Queen County11
- King William County10
- New Kent County10
- Charles City County7
- Prince George County4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- Isle of Wight County3
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
The latest coastal flood statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2:08 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:51 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:24 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City and 16 more | 26 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:03 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen and 20 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:09 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 11 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:48 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 11 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:00 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:44 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 18 hr |
| May 31, 1:34 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 17 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William and 14 more | 19 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. Rebuilt daily.