Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2021
149 flash flood warnings in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 149
- Busiest month
- August54 flash flood warnings
- Busiest day
- June 11, 202118 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 28, 7:07 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 3 hr |
| May 4, 4:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem | 112 min |
| Jun 8, 8:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 110 min |
| Jun 9, 4:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 114 min |
| Jun 10, 5:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 54 min |
| Jun 10, 5:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Surry | 113 min |
| Jun 10, 6:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 9 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 90 min |
| Jun 10, 9:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Richmond, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Richmond, Westmoreland | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Richmond, Westmoreland | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Richmond, Westmoreland | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 118 min |
| Jun 11, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 110 min |
| Jun 11, 4:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Lynchburg | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 113 min |
| Jun 11, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 114 min |
| Jun 13, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 101 min |
| Jul 1, 2:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 8:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 113 min |
| Jul 7, 4:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 107 min |
| Jul 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, James City, King William, New Kent, Prince George | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 6:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 91 min |
| Jul 26, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 106 min |
| Jul 26, 4:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 52 min |
| Jul 28, 12:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford | 93 min |
| Jul 28, 1:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 114 min |
| Aug 1, 12:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 112 min |
| Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, York | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 100 min |
| Aug 13, 3:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Orange | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 5 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 8:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 8:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Newport News | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 9:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 9:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Rappahannock | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 8:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Roanoke | 112 min |
| Aug 20, 3:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 91 min |
| Aug 20, 7:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 8:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 111 min |
| Aug 20, 8:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Newport News | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Greene | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mathews | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 118 min |
| Aug 26, 7:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 69 min |
| Aug 27, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock | 113 min |
| Aug 28, 7:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 104 min |
| Aug 28, 7:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 103 min |
| Aug 28, 7:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 103 min |
| Aug 28, 11:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 31, 9:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke | 5 hr |
| Aug 31, 11:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 87 min |
| Sep 1, 3:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas Park | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 2 hr |
| Sep 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 67 min |
| Sep 21, 10:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Patrick | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 1:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 1:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Patrick, Roanoke | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 8:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County14
- Chesterfield County12
- Henrico County12
- City of Richmond10
- Arlington County10
- Buchanan County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Falls Church9
- City of Chesapeake8
- Richmond County8
- Rockingham County7
- Hanover County7
- Prince George County7
- Scott County6
- Westmoreland County6
- Nelson County6
- Augusta County6
- City of Virginia Beach5
- City of Fairfax5
- Northumberland County5
- Bedford County5
- City of Colonial Heights5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Newport News5
- Grayson County5
- York County5
- Russell County4
- Washington County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Montgomery County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Norfolk4
- Rappahannock County4
- City of Petersburg4
- Prince William County4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Charles City County4
- Carroll County4
- Albemarle County4
- Lee County3
66 more counties
- City of Bristol3
- Craig County3
- Surry County3
- Madison County3
- Lancaster County3
- Buckingham County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Franklin County3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Patrick County3
- Bath County2
- Shenandoah County2
- City of Salem2
- Dickenson County2
- Frederick County2
- Fauquier County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Appomattox County2
- Amherst County2
- Campbell County2
- City of Manassas2
- James City County2
- City of Staunton2
- Gloucester County2
- Mathews County2
- Greene County2
- City of Roanoke2
- Botetourt County2
- Floyd County2
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Page County1
- Alleghany County1
- City of Covington1
- Loudoun County1
- Culpeper County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Southampton County1
- Highland County1
- City of Suffolk1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Brunswick County1
- Lunenburg County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- City of Radford1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Danville1
- Amelia County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Orange County1
- Essex County1
- King and Queen County1
- Middlesex County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Giles County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
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.