Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings / 2026
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, May 2026
10 flash flood warnings in May 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 May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 10
- Busiest day
- May 25, 20265 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 5:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 3 hr |
| May 25, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| May 25, 7:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 105 min |
| May 25, 7:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 5 hr |
| May 25, 9:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, New Kent, York | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| May 26, 7:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 2 hr |
| May 26, 8:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 77 min |
| May 27, 8:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chesterfield County3
- York County2
- Henrico County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince Edward County2
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- Charlotte County1
- Charles City County1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- New Kent County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Sussex County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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.