Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2019
31 flash flood watches in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Watches
- 31
- Busiest month
- July13 flash flood watches
- Busiest day
- May 4, 20194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 3:16 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:37 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 22 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 20 hr |
| May 3, 4:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 5 hr |
| May 4, 3:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 30 hr |
| May 4, 4:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more | 30 hr |
| May 4, 12:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 17 hr |
| May 4, 12:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 16 hr |
| May 12, 3:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Greensville, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 8 more | 18 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry, Montgomery and 6 more | 48 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick and 8 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 days |
| Jun 18, 3:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 19 more | 19 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Craig and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 20 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Page and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 34 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Highland, Loudoun and 11 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 11, 12:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 21 more | 37 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 23 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 7 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Virginia Beach | 7 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton and 3 more | 53 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County9
- Fairfax County9
- Rockbridge County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Fairfax9
- City of Falls Church9
- Frederick County8
- Loudoun County8
- Page County8
- Rockingham County8
- City of Winchester8
- Amherst County7
- Clarke County7
- Shenandoah County7
- Warren County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- Albemarle County6
- Augusta County6
- Culpeper County6
- Greene County6
- Madison County6
- Nelson County6
- Rappahannock County6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Southampton County6
- City of Chesapeake6
- City of Franklin6
- City of Hampton6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- Pulaski County5
- City of Radford5
- Fauquier County5
- York County5
- City of Poquoson5
- Smyth County5
- Carroll County5
- Floyd County5
- Grayson County5
84 more counties
- Montgomery County5
- Roanoke County5
- City of Galax5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- Highland County5
- Orange County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- Tazewell County4
- Wythe County4
- Botetourt County4
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- King George County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Greensville County3
- James City County3
- Northampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Franklin County3
- Patrick County3
- Bland County3
- Craig County3
- Giles County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Lexington3
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- New Kent County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Bedford County2
- Campbell County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Accomack County1
- Caroline County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Louisa County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham 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.