Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2008
12 flash flood watches in 2008. 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
Flash Flood Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Watches
- 12
- Busiest month
- September4 flash flood watches
- Busiest day
- July 23, 20082 flash flood watches
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 12:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 18 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 21, 12:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, James City, Prince George and 10 more | 20 hr |
| May 9, 12:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 16 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll and 18 more | 37 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 47 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 26 more | 36 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Sep 9, 3:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 11 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:19 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 11 more | 30 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Brunswick County4
- Charles City County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Greensville County4
- James City County4
- Prince George County4
- Southampton County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Appomattox County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Halifax County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Arlington County4
- Fairfax County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- Amelia County3
- Caroline County3
- Cumberland County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- New Kent County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Amherst County3
- Bedford County3
- Buckingham County3
- Franklin County3
47 more counties
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- City of Martinsville3
- King George County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Clarke County2
- Culpeper County2
- Frederick County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Orange County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- City of Winchester2
- Gloucester County2
- Lancaster County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mathews County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Grayson County2
- City of Galax2
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- Botetourt County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.