Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2012
83 flash flood warnings in 2012. 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 83
- Busiest month
- May22 flash flood warnings
- Busiest day
- July 14, 20128 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 7:18 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 4 hr |
| Feb 29, 7:01 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin | 97 min |
| Mar 20, 6:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 4 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Patrick | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 4 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| May 8, 10:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 4 hr |
| May 14, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin | 6 hr |
| May 14, 8:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 5 hr |
| May 14, 9:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 4 hr |
| May 14, 9:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 6 hr |
| May 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 5 hr |
| May 15, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 2 hr |
| May 15, 6:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 6 hr |
| May 17, 8:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Wythe | 6 hr |
| May 21, 6:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig | 3 hr |
| May 21, 11:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas | 3 hr |
| May 22, 1:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 3 hr |
| May 22, 1:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, City of Manassas | 3 hr |
| May 22, 8:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham | 3 hr |
| May 22, 9:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| May 22, 11:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| May 23, 12:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 3 hr |
| May 23, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William | 96 min |
| May 23, 7:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 86 min |
| May 29, 7:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 76 min |
| May 29, 8:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 76 min |
| Jun 1, 3:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 116 min |
| Jul 14, 2:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 81 min |
| Jul 14, 6:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 94 min |
| Jul 18, 5:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 10:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 85 min |
| Jul 21, 12:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 71 min |
| Jul 21, 12:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 114 min |
| Jul 27, 2:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 65 min |
| Jul 31, 3:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Jul 31, 5:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 4 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 105 min |
| Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 6:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 117 min |
| Aug 25, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 88 min |
| Aug 25, 3:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 117 min |
| Aug 25, 4:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 50 min |
| Aug 28, 6:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 56 min |
| Sep 1, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 64 min |
| Sep 2, 10:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke | 96 min |
| Sep 6, 8:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 101 min |
| Sep 18, 2:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 7:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 9:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Stafford | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 10:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 70 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Prince William County9
- Fauquier County9
- Rockingham County9
- City of Manassas7
- Franklin County6
- Fairfax County6
- Loudoun County5
- Stafford County5
- Tazewell County4
- Patrick County4
- Bedford County4
- City of Manassas Park4
- Arlington County4
- Accomack County4
- Madison County4
- Bland County3
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Spotsylvania County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Buchanan County3
- Orange County3
- Culpeper County3
- Frederick County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Lee County2
- Smyth County2
- Appomattox County2
- Henry County2
- Amherst County2
- Botetourt County2
- Grayson County2
- York County2
- City of Poquoson2
- Charlotte County2
34 more counties
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Alexandria2
- Campbell County2
- Dickenson County2
- Buckingham County2
- Roanoke County2
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Carroll County1
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Wythe County1
- Alleghany County1
- Craig County1
- Page County1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Washington County1
- City of Staunton1
- Northampton County1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Clarke County1
- City of Winchester1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.