Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2022
111 flash flood warnings in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 111
- Busiest month
- July44 flash flood warnings
- Busiest day
- August 10, 202213 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 1, 6:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 7 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| May 6, 9:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 55 min |
| May 15, 2:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 39 min |
| May 27, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 75 min |
| May 27, 7:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 60 min |
| May 27, 7:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 61 min |
| Jun 2, 4:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 100 min |
| Jun 9, 1:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 10:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 116 min |
| Jun 16, 6:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 103 min |
| Jun 22, 5:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 92 min |
| Jun 22, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 11:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 97 min |
| Jul 1, 3:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 76 min |
| Jul 2, 2:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 9:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 100 min |
| Jul 9, 1:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Richmond, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 8:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 8:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison, Orange | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Petersburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Rockingham | 84 min |
| Jul 17, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Essex | 77 min |
| Jul 17, 7:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Orange | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 8:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Orange | 70 min |
| Jul 26, 10:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 7 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 109 min |
| Jul 27, 6:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise | 11 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 115 min |
| Jul 31, 9:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison | 109 min |
| Aug 4, 3:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 87 min |
| Aug 4, 6:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Greene | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 113 min |
| Aug 10, 4:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 100 min |
| Aug 10, 5:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 11:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 5 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 5 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 4 hr |
| Aug 21, 6:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 5 hr |
| Aug 21, 8:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 4 hr |
| Aug 21, 9:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 9:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 54 min |
| Sep 7, 9:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 12:12 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:17 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 118 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County13
- Buchanan County10
- Dickenson County8
- Arlington County7
- City of Alexandria6
- Rockingham County6
- York County5
- Albemarle County5
- Nelson County5
- City of Suffolk5
- Orange County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- Augusta County3
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Campbell County3
- Page County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Madison County3
- Frederick County3
- City of Falls Church3
- Tazewell County3
- Greene County3
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Wise County3
- Scott County3
- City of Waynesboro2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Goochland County2
- Floyd County2
- Warren County2
- City of Fairfax2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Lancaster County2
59 more counties
- Northumberland County2
- Bland County2
- Russell County2
- City of Danville2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- City of Norton2
- Henrico County2
- City of Richmond2
- Chesterfield County2
- Nottoway County2
- City of Hampton2
- Prince William County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Carroll County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Staunton1
- Amherst County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Hanover County1
- Louisa County1
- Powhatan County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Winchester1
- Clarke County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Buckingham County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Loudoun County1
- Middlesex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Giles County1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- James City County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Sussex County1
- City of Petersburg1
- Essex County1
- Lee County1
- Amelia County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Stafford County1
- Washington County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Botetourt County1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Roanoke1
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.