Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings / 2026
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, August 2026
53 flash flood warnings in August 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 53
- Busiest day
- August 4, 202614 flash flood warnings
Over time
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 8 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 8:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 93 min |
| Aug 2, 9:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Hopewell | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, Surry | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:24 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 4, 3:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 89 min |
| Aug 6, 8:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 88 min |
| Aug 10, 7:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 8:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 8:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 9:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 117 min |
| Aug 14, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 9:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 10:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 110 min |
| Aug 20, 7:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 117 min |
| Aug 22, 7:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 8:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 91 min |
| Aug 28, 7:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex | 86 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chesterfield County9
- Washington County7
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Norfolk5
- Henrico County4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Brunswick County4
- Russell County4
- Patrick County3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Suffolk3
- Prince George County3
- City of Richmond3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Charles City County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- Lunenburg County3
- City of Bristol3
- Scott County3
- Carroll County2
- Buchanan County2
- Albemarle County2
- Powhatan County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Amelia County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Bland County2
- Wise County2
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- Prince William County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
32 more counties
- Tazewell County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Cumberland County1
- Goochland County1
- Amherst County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Southampton County1
- Nottoway County1
- Greensville County1
- Halifax County1
- Wythe County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- City of Petersburg1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Page County1
- Rockingham County1
- Accomack County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Nelson County1
- Giles County1
- Gloucester County1
- King and Queen County1
- Middlesex County1
Nearby
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.