Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2010
40 flash flood watches in 2010. 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 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Watches
- 40
- Busiest month
- May9 flash flood watches
- Busiest day
- May 16, 20103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 11:47 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 8 days |
| Jan 23, 1:08 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 21, 10:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 8 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 61 hr |
| May 2, 3:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 27 hr |
| May 2, 4:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 28 hr |
| May 16, 4:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 48 hr |
| May 16, 4:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 69 hr |
| May 16, 5:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 4 more | 12 hr |
| May 27, 3:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 13 more | 24 hr |
| May 28, 3:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Madison and 12 more | 16 hr |
| May 28, 4:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 22 hr |
| May 31, 12:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 16 hr |
| Jun 9, 10:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 19 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 days |
| Jun 13, 11:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 13 more | 35 hr |
| Jun 27, 9:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 21 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Harrisonburg and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 13 hr |
| Jul 20, 10:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 34 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 19 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 12 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 16 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 19 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bath, Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 16 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 30 more | 50 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 15 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 19 more | 28 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 50 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 47 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 15 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 50 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:20 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 44 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County14
- Bland County12
- Carroll County12
- Smyth County12
- Tazewell County12
- Wythe County12
- City of Galax12
- Buchanan County12
- Dickenson County12
- Floyd County10
- Montgomery County10
- Alleghany County9
- Botetourt County9
- Craig County9
- Giles County9
- Patrick County9
- Pulaski County9
- Roanoke County9
- City of Covington9
- City of Radford9
- City of Roanoke9
- City of Salem9
- Bath County8
- Franklin County8
- Rockbridge County8
- City of Buena Vista8
- City of Lexington8
- Rockingham County8
- Shenandoah County8
- City of Harrisonburg8
- City of Staunton8
- City of Waynesboro8
- Amherst County7
- Bedford County7
- Greene County7
- Madison County7
- Nelson County7
- Page County7
- Warren County7
- City of Charlottesville7
70 more counties
- Arlington County6
- Culpeper County6
- Fairfax County6
- Fauquier County6
- Frederick County6
- Orange County6
- Rappahannock County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Falls Church6
- City of Winchester6
- Campbell County5
- Henry County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Lynchburg5
- City of Martinsville5
- Clarke County5
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- King George County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Charlotte County3
- Halifax County3
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Highland County1
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.