Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings / 2012
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, May 2012
22 flash flood warnings in May 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 May 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 22
- Busiest day
- May 15, 20126 flash flood warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Prince William County6
- City of Manassas5
- Fauquier County4
- Franklin County3
- Bedford County3
- Loudoun County3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Fairfax County3
- Rockingham County2
- Patrick County1
- Bland County1
- Giles County1
- Amherst County1
- Botetourt County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Grayson County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- Wythe County1
- Alleghany County1
- Craig County1
- Stafford County1
- Page County1
- Charlotte County1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Shenandoah County1
- Arlington County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
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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.