Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2016
64 flash flood warnings in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 64
- Busiest month
- June30 flash flood warnings
- Busiest day
- June 27, 20169 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 3, 11:32 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:01 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:22 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 119 min |
| May 2, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 hr |
| May 27, 5:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | King George | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Covington | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Orange | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 8:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 10 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, City of Lynchburg | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, City of Waynesboro | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Rockbridge | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 9:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 7:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Page, Rappahannock | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 7:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 7:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, City of Radford | 4 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 5:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King William, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 7:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 8, 9:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockingham County7
- Albemarle County6
- Augusta County6
- Fauquier County5
- Nelson County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- Frederick County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Page County4
- Patrick County3
- Loudoun County3
- Warren County3
- Fairfax County3
- City of Covington3
- Floyd County3
- City of Norfolk3
- Clarke County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Alexandria2
- Buchanan County2
- City of Lexington2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Hanover County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Fairfax2
- Giles County2
- Alleghany County2
- Botetourt County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Amherst County2
- Bedford County2
- Stafford County2
- Culpeper County2
- City of Portsmouth2
46 more counties
- Rappahannock County2
- Carroll County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- City of Radford2
- Dickenson County1
- King George County1
- Orange County1
- Caroline County1
- Arlington County1
- City of Falls Church1
- Bland County1
- Bath County1
- Campbell County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- Franklin County1
- City of Staunton1
- Accomack County1
- Washington County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Madison County1
- Craig County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Salem1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- City of Winchester1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Sussex County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Charles City County1
- Henrico County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- York County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Suffolk1
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.