Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings / 2026
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, September 2026
24 flash flood warnings in September 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 September 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 24
- Busiest day
- September 22, 20268 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 82 min |
| Sep 4, 12:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 10:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 2 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 5 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 7:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 8:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 10:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 7:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 7:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 10:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 4 hr |
| Sep 21, 11:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 10:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, York | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 11:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Powhatan | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 2:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County6
- Gloucester County3
- Prince George County2
- Dickenson County2
- Mathews County2
- York County2
- Augusta County1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- Accomack County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Henrico County1
- City of Richmond1
- Roanoke County1
- Greensville County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Emporia1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- Cumberland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Amelia 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.