Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2013
110 flash flood warnings in 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 110
- Busiest month
- June34 flash flood warnings
- Busiest day
- July 12, 201313 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:19 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 10 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:39 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:25 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:39 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:12 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:56 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland, Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:30 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 3 hr |
| May 7, 3:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst | 6 hr |
| May 7, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| May 7, 5:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Orange | 3 hr |
| May 7, 6:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| May 7, 7:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | 89 min |
| May 19, 5:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| May 19, 7:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 2 hr |
| May 20, 10:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| May 20, 6:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 3 hr |
| May 22, 12:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 109 min |
| May 22, 3:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| May 22, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 3 hr |
| May 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 3 hr |
| May 22, 6:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 5 hr |
| May 28, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| May 30, 2:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison, Rappahannock | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, City of Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 5 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, City of Williamsburg | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Charlottesville, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 116 min |
| Jun 28, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 87 min |
| Jun 30, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Page, Prince William and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 8:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 119 min |
| Jul 20, 6:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Newport News | 85 min |
| Jul 27, 5:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Jul 31, 10:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 11:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rockingham | 118 min |
| Aug 10, 11:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Aug 21, 12:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Albemarle County13
- Fairfax County13
- Grayson County10
- Rockingham County9
- Madison County8
- Orange County8
- Arlington County8
- Prince William County8
- City of Alexandria8
- Carroll County7
- Amherst County7
- Campbell County7
- Nelson County7
- Fauquier County6
- Augusta County6
- Culpeper County6
- Greene County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- Patrick County5
- City of Galax5
- Roanoke County5
- Appomattox County5
- Tazewell County5
- Loudoun County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- Smyth County4
- Buchanan County4
- Charles City County4
- Franklin County3
- Montgomery County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Page County3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
51 more counties
- Shenandoah County3
- New Kent County3
- Dickenson County3
- Halifax County3
- Wythe County3
- Clarke County2
- Pulaski County2
- Bath County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Salem2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- Washington County2
- Frederick County2
- Brunswick County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
- Prince George County2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Stafford County2
- Buckingham County2
- Bland County2
- Warren County1
- Floyd County1
- Alleghany County1
- City of Covington1
- Highland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Southampton County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Danville1
- Charlotte County1
- Scott County1
- York County1
- City of Newport News1
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.