Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2023
119 flash flood warnings in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 119
- Busiest month
- July55 flash flood warnings
- Busiest day
- August 28, 202317 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 5:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| May 16, 8:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 5 hr |
| May 16, 9:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| May 16, 9:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| May 16, 9:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George | 3 hr |
| May 29, 8:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| May 29, 8:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| May 29, 9:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 114 min |
| Jun 25, 5:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | King George | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 93 min |
| Jul 6, 12:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 11:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington | 99 min |
| Jul 7, 2:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 107 min |
| Jul 8, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 1:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 92 min |
| Jul 8, 5:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Surry | 105 min |
| Jul 8, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 112 min |
| Jul 9, 2:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 86 min |
| Jul 9, 3:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 69 min |
| Jul 9, 3:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 10 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | City of Bristol | 114 min |
| Jul 14, 3:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 104 min |
| Jul 15, 9:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 10:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 10:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 11:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 5 hr |
| Jul 15, 11:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 5 hr |
| Jul 16, 9:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Louisa | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 10:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 11:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 11:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 78 min |
| Jul 16, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 111 min |
| Jul 19, 4:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 72 min |
| Jul 20, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 108 min |
| Jul 23, 5:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 116 min |
| Jul 24, 10:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 65 min |
| Jul 28, 6:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 62 min |
| Aug 27, 10:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 4 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Pittsylvania | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, York, City of Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 7:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 6:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 7:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 85 min |
| Sep 8, 9:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 97 min |
| Sep 9, 5:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 6:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 7:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 2 hr |
| Sep 10, 4:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Newport News | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 6:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 12:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Nottoway and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:22 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Dec 17, 10:54 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 18, 12:53 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Norfolk12
- Henrico County11
- City of Chesapeake10
- City of Portsmouth10
- City of Virginia Beach10
- Chesterfield County8
- City of Richmond8
- Fairfax County8
- York County7
- Dinwiddie County6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Suffolk6
- Nottoway County5
- Prince George County5
- Franklin County5
- Roanoke County5
- City of Hampton5
- Patrick County5
- Arlington County5
- Hanover County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Appomattox County5
- King and Queen County5
- Powhatan County4
- Charles City County4
- Floyd County4
- Albemarle County4
- City of Alexandria4
- Surry County4
- Brunswick County4
- Bedford County4
- Campbell County4
- Essex County4
- James City County4
- King William County4
- Amelia County3
- Prince Edward County3
- New Kent County3
- Tazewell County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
63 more counties
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Roanoke3
- Nelson County3
- King George County3
- City of Falls Church3
- Richmond County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Amherst County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Loudoun County3
- Carroll County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Caroline County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Prince William County3
- Greensville County3
- Buchanan County3
- Mecklenburg County2
- Goochland County2
- City of Petersburg2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fairfax2
- Lancaster County2
- Northumberland County2
- Montgomery County2
- City of Bristol2
- Grayson County2
- Smyth County2
- Washington County2
- Louisa County2
- Botetourt County2
- Gloucester County2
- Accomack County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- City of Emporia2
- Sussex County2
- Cumberland County1
- Bland County1
- Lunenburg County1
- City of Salem1
- Augusta County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Highland County1
- Wythe County1
- Scott County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- Buckingham County1
- Charlotte County1
- Middlesex County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- City of Danville1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Fauquier County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Southampton County1
- Northampton County1
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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.