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Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, August 2021

54 flash flood warnings in August 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 August 2021. Tap one for its archive.

Flash Flood Warnings
54
Busiest day
August 16, 20217 flash flood warnings

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 12:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake112 min
Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQJames City, York, City of Williamsburg2 hr
Aug 7, 4:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQYork, City of Hampton, City of Newport News3 hr
Aug 7, 4:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQGloucester, Mathews, York3 hr
Aug 8, 6:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXRockingham60 min
Aug 13, 3:16 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXAlbemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro100 min
Aug 13, 3:35 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXOrange3 hr
Aug 14, 4:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Virginia Beach2 hr
Aug 14, 10:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQHanover2 hr
Aug 15, 12:13 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXArlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria3 hr
Aug 15, 12:42 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXArlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas and 1 more2 hr
Aug 15, 4:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond3 hr
Aug 15, 5:13 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatAKQHanover, Henrico, City of Richmond5 hr
Aug 15, 7:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell3 hr
Aug 15, 8:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, City of Richmond3 hr
Aug 15, 8:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQHanover, Henrico3 hr
Aug 16, 2:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Newport News3 hr
Aug 16, 2:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth2 hr
Aug 16, 3:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQHenrico3 hr
Aug 16, 5:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond3 hr
Aug 16, 5:24 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXArlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church2 hr
Aug 16, 9:10 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXNelson3 hr
Aug 16, 9:21 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXAlbemarle, Greene, Madison, Rappahannock3 hr
Aug 16, 11:32 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXArlington, Fairfax3 hr
Aug 17, 9:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKGrayson5 hr
Aug 18, 2:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCarroll, Grayson5 hr
Aug 19, 3:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBuchanan3 hr
Aug 19, 8:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCity of Roanoke112 min
Aug 20, 3:40 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg3 hr
Aug 20, 4:43 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXMadison91 min
Aug 20, 7:52 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXFairfax2 hr
Aug 20, 7:55 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXArlington2 hr
Aug 20, 8:16 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXArlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church111 min
Aug 20, 8:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Newport News3 hr
Aug 21, 11:15 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXGreene2 hr
Aug 22, 3:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQLancaster, Northumberland, Richmond3 hr
Aug 22, 3:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQMathews3 hr
Aug 22, 4:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQEssex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex3 hr
Aug 22, 4:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach3 hr
Aug 26, 7:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLWXAugusta, Rockingham118 min
Aug 26, 7:58 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRockingham69 min
Aug 27, 4:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQPrince Edward3 hr
Aug 28, 6:03 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRappahannock2 hr
Aug 28, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXFauquier, Rappahannock113 min
Aug 28, 7:42 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRockingham104 min
Aug 28, 7:43 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRockingham, Shenandoah103 min
Aug 28, 7:44 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLWXRockingham, City of Harrisonburg103 min
Aug 28, 11:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKAmherst, Rockbridge6 hr
Aug 30, 9:12 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBuchanan5 hr
Aug 30, 11:07 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBuchanan3 hr
Aug 30, 1:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXRussell, Washington3 hr
Aug 30, 2:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBuchanan5 hr
Aug 30, 2:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRLXBuchanan5 hr
Aug 30, 7:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, City of Richmond2 hr

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Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.