Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia
4,358 flash flood warnings 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 flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 4,358
- Busiest year
- 2025333 flash flood warnings
- Average year
- 109over 40 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with 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.
- Fairfax County208
- Albemarle County188
- Rockingham County161
- Nelson County155
- Patrick County151
- Franklin County144
- Madison County142
- Fauquier County141
- Henrico County141
- Chesterfield County140
- Roanoke County138
- Loudoun County137
- Arlington County135
- Prince William County135
- Carroll County134
- Augusta County132
- Tazewell County131
- Henry County130
- Greene County130
- Buchanan County124
- Pittsylvania County124
- Grayson County123
- Shenandoah County117
- City of Chesapeake116
- City of Alexandria115
- Bedford County112
- City of Virginia Beach110
- Montgomery County108
- Page County105
- City of Norfolk105
- Rappahannock County104
- Smyth County103
- City of Richmond103
- City of Falls Church100
- Culpeper County99
- Orange County99
- Floyd County98
- Rockbridge County98
- Campbell County97
- Frederick County94
93 more counties
- City of Roanoke93
- City of Portsmouth93
- City of Fairfax91
- Hanover County90
- Wythe County88
- Halifax County87
- Warren County87
- City of Suffolk86
- Prince George County85
- Botetourt County84
- Amherst County84
- York County83
- Dickenson County81
- City of Newport News81
- Washington County78
- Stafford County77
- Southampton County77
- Bland County76
- Isle of Wight County75
- City of Salem74
- City of Martinsville74
- Giles County73
- Clarke County71
- City of Charlottesville71
- Surry County71
- Sussex County70
- Charles City County69
- Pulaski County67
- Spotsylvania County67
- City of Manassas67
- City of Hampton66
- Appomattox County65
- Scott County64
- Wise County64
- Alleghany County63
- City of Manassas Park62
- City of Danville62
- City of Lynchburg62
- James City County61
- Dinwiddie County59
- City of Waynesboro58
- Craig County55
- City of Poquoson55
- City of Galax55
- Russell County54
- New Kent County54
- City of Lexington53
- Lee County51
- Charlotte County51
- City of Buena Vista50
- Mecklenburg County49
- City of Staunton48
- King William County48
- Highland County47
- Westmoreland County47
- Richmond County47
- King and Queen County46
- Essex County46
- Buckingham County45
- City of Petersburg45
- City of Hopewell44
- City of Fredericksburg42
- Greensville County42
- Northumberland County41
- Lunenburg County41
- City of Colonial Heights41
- Bath County40
- Gloucester County40
- Brunswick County40
- Amelia County39
- City of Harrisonburg39
- Powhatan County38
- Lancaster County36
- Goochland County36
- Nottoway County36
- City of Winchester35
- Accomack County35
- Louisa County33
- City of Bristol33
- Middlesex County33
- Caroline County32
- Cumberland County31
- Prince Edward County31
- City of Williamsburg31
- City of Covington29
- City of Radford29
- City of Norton28
- City of Emporia28
- City of Franklin27
- King George County26
- Fluvanna County24
- Mathews County22
- Northampton County17
The latest flash flood warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, York | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 10:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 11:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 10:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 4 hr |
| Sep 21, 7:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 7:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke | 3 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.