Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2020
64 flash flood watches in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Watches
- 64
- Busiest month
- August26 flash flood watches
- Busiest day
- June 5, 20203 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 4, 3:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:14 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee | 24 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:14 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 48 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:03 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee | 31 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 3, 7:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Highland and 13 more | 5 hr |
| May 18, 2:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 27 more | 3 days |
| May 21, 3:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 15 hr |
| May 21, 8:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 13 more | 23 hr |
| May 27, 3:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 27 more | 23 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 17, 12:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 21 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Highland | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Greene and 16 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax | 116 min |
| Jun 23, 1:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 10 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 15 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack | 20 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 8:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 9 hr |
| Jul 30, 12:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 20 hr |
| Jul 30, 10:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 20 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 28 more | 50 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 38 more | 43 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 45 hr |
| Aug 5, 10:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 25 hr |
| Aug 6, 10:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Fluvanna, Gloucester and 22 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 32 more | 19 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 22 more | 21 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 52 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 13 more | 19 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 19 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Shenandoah | 19 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 26 more | 21 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 41 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 25 hr |
| Aug 14, 9:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 39 more | 33 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 22 more | 26 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 21, 8:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, James City, New Kent and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 13 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson and 10 more | 21 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 33 more | 31 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 35 more | 50 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 31 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 22 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:27 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:36 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 22 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:15 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 22 more | 33 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County29
- Rockbridge County29
- Fairfax County19
- City of Fairfax19
- Arlington County18
- City of Alexandria18
- City of Falls Church18
- Rockingham County17
- City of Harrisonburg17
- Albemarle County16
- Augusta County16
- Nelson County16
- City of Staunton16
- City of Waynesboro16
- Greene County15
- Loudoun County15
- Madison County15
- Page County15
- Rappahannock County15
- Warren County15
- Carroll County13
- Floyd County13
- Roanoke County13
- City of Buena Vista13
- City of Galax13
- City of Lexington13
- City of Roanoke13
- City of Salem13
- City of Charlottesville13
- Culpeper County13
- Fauquier County13
- Shenandoah County13
- Bedford County12
- Botetourt County12
- Craig County12
- Franklin County12
- Grayson County12
- Patrick County12
- Highland County12
- Stafford County12
86 more counties
- Bland County11
- Giles County11
- Montgomery County11
- Pulaski County11
- Wythe County11
- City of Radford11
- Chesterfield County11
- Hanover County11
- Henrico County11
- City of Colonial Heights11
- City of Richmond11
- Alleghany County10
- Bath County10
- Smyth County10
- City of Covington10
- Orange County10
- Campbell County10
- City of Lynchburg10
- Frederick County10
- Spotsylvania County10
- City of Fredericksburg10
- City of Winchester10
- Charles City County10
- King and Queen County10
- King William County10
- New Kent County10
- Tazewell County9
- Henry County9
- City of Martinsville9
- Clarke County9
- Essex County9
- James City County9
- Powhatan County9
- Prince George County9
- Richmond County9
- Westmoreland County9
- City of Hopewell9
- City of Petersburg9
- City of Williamsburg9
- King George County8
- Amelia County8
- Caroline County8
- Cumberland County8
- Gloucester County8
- Lancaster County8
- Mathews County8
- Middlesex County8
- Surry County8
- York County8
- City of Newport News8
- City of Poquoson8
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
- Appomattox County7
- Accomack County7
- Brunswick County7
- Dinwiddie County7
- Fluvanna County7
- Goochland County7
- Louisa County7
- Northumberland County7
- Nottoway County7
- Prince Edward County7
- City of Hampton7
- Charlotte County6
- Buckingham County6
- Greensville County6
- Lunenburg County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Southampton County6
- Sussex County6
- City of Emporia6
- City of Franklin6
- Northampton County6
- City of Chesapeake6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- Lee County4
- Halifax County4
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
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.