Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches / 2017
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, August 2017
5 flash flood watches in August 2017. 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 August 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Watches
- 5
- Busiest day
- August 6, 20171 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 5:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 18 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Aug 18, 12:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 9 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 14 more | 41 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- King George County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Accomack County2
- Lancaster County2
- Northumberland County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Franklin1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Charles City County1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Surry County1
- City of Williamsburg1
Nearby
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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.