Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches / 2016
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, September 2016
8 flash flood watches in September 2016. 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 September 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Watches
- 8
- Busiest day
- September 28, 20162 flash flood watches
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 1, 2:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Greensville, James City, Northampton, Southampton, Surry and 10 more | 48 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Virginia Beach | 48 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 58 hr |
| Sep 28, 4:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 18 more | 44 hr |
| Sep 28, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 6 more | 26 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico and 10 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- Southampton County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Caroline County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Essex County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- New Kent County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Richmond2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Botetourt County2
- City of Covington2
- Accomack County1
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Northampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- York County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Albemarle County1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
52 more counties
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- King George County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- Warren County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Amelia County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Lancaster County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Bedford County1
- Charles City County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
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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.