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Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2008

71 flash flood warnings in 2008. 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 in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Flash Flood Warnings
71
Busiest month
July19 flash flood warnings
Busiest day
September 6, 200812 flash flood warnings

Over time

By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 6:01 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningRNKSmyth, Tazewell4 hr
Mar 4, 6:52 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningRNKBland3 hr
Apr 20, 3:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHenry, City of Martinsville76 min
Apr 20, 6:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHalifax78 min
Apr 21, 10:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more9 hr
Apr 28, 3:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQBrunswick, Greensville4 hr
May 8, 10:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHenry, City of Martinsville6 hr
May 8, 10:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville4 hr
May 8, 10:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCampbell, Pittsylvania6 hr
May 9, 12:22 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXArlington, City of Alexandria4 hr
May 9, 12:22 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Pittsylvania6 hr
May 9, 12:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell6 hr
May 9, 1:14 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHenry, Patrick6 hr
May 9, 1:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXFairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church4 hr
May 9, 2:00 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHenry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville6 hr
May 9, 3:55 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHenry, City of Martinsville6 hr
May 9, 7:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHenry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville6 hr
May 31, 9:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQAccomack3 hr
Jun 1, 2:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKSmyth5 hr
Jun 10, 7:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKAlleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Giles5 hr
Jun 12, 12:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHenry, Patrick, City of Martinsville3 hr
Jun 14, 3:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe and 1 more3 hr
Jun 14, 3:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKBotetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington2 hr
Jun 21, 5:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQNew Kent113 min
Jun 22, 11:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville5 hr
Jun 23, 12:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKPittsylvania4 hr
Jul 5, 3:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKPittsylvania3 hr
Jul 5, 9:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCumberland3 hr
Jul 5, 10:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKBuckingham4 hr
Jul 6, 5:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKGiles, Pulaski4 hr
Jul 7, 1:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKFranklin, Roanoke2 hr
Jul 7, 1:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXHighland4 hr
Jul 7, 2:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKFloyd, Franklin, Patrick2 hr
Jul 7, 4:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKRockbridge101 min
Jul 8, 1:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte3 hr
Jul 8, 2:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKRockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington3 hr
Jul 8, 3:11 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXNelson3 hr
Jul 13, 5:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCampbell6 hr
Jul 13, 8:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCharlotte6 hr
Jul 22, 9:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge6 hr
Jul 23, 4:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach2 hr
Jul 23, 7:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCharlotte5 hr
Jul 23, 8:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXArlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more4 hr
Jul 23, 9:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQFluvanna3 hr
Jul 23, 10:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQLouisa3 hr
Aug 7, 4:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXWashington113 min
Aug 13, 3:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKTazewell4 hr
Aug 27, 7:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKPatrick5 hr
Aug 27, 8:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHenry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville6 hr
Aug 27, 2:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville6 hr
Aug 27, 7:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania6 hr
Aug 28, 2:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHalifax6 hr
Aug 28, 10:23 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond3 hr
Sep 6, 3:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville9 hr
Sep 6, 4:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQMecklenburg3 hr
Sep 6, 5:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCharlotte8 hr
Sep 6, 5:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell7 hr
Sep 6, 7:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKAmherst, Buckingham, City of Lynchburg6 hr
Sep 6, 8:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCumberland, Prince Edward4 hr
Sep 6, 8:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville6 hr
Sep 6, 10:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQFluvanna, Louisa4 hr
Sep 6, 11:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXArlington, Fairfax, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 2 more6 hr
Sep 6, 11:53 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXCulpeper3 hr
Sep 6, 12:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXLoudoun6 hr
Sep 6, 12:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXMadison4 hr
Sep 26, 2:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQSouthampton, Sussex3 hr
Sep 26, 2:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQPrince George, Surry, Sussex3 hr
Sep 26, 9:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Powhatan77 min
Sep 27, 8:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXFrederick3 hr
Dec 11, 2:25 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningRNKCampbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania6 hr
Dec 11, 4:35 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningRNKCarroll, Patrick, City of Galax5 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

36 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. September 6, 200812flash flood warnings
  2. May 9, 200811flash flood warnings
  3. July 7, 20084flash flood warnings
  4. August 27, 20084flash flood warnings
  5. July 6, 20083flash flood warnings
  6. July 8, 20083flash flood warnings
  7. July 23, 20083flash flood warnings
  8. July 24, 20083flash flood warnings
  9. March 4, 20082flash flood warnings
  10. April 20, 20082flash flood warnings
  11. June 1, 20082flash flood warnings
  12. June 14, 20082flash flood warnings

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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.