Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches / 2020
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, August 2020
26 flash flood watches in August 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 August 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Watches
- 26
- Busiest day
- August 2, 20203 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 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County14
- Amherst County13
- Albemarle County8
- Augusta County8
- Nelson County8
- Rockingham County8
- City of Harrisonburg8
- City of Staunton8
- City of Waynesboro8
- Chesterfield County7
- Hanover County7
- Henrico County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Richmond7
- Arlington County6
- Culpeper County6
- Fairfax County6
- Fauquier County6
- Greene County6
- Loudoun County6
- Madison County6
- Page County6
- Rappahannock County6
- Shenandoah County6
- Warren County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Falls Church6
- Carroll County6
- Craig County6
- Floyd County6
- Grayson County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Galax6
- City of Lexington6
- Charles City County6
- Essex County6
- James City County6
- King and Queen County6
- King William County6
79 more counties
- New Kent County6
- Powhatan County6
- Richmond County6
- Westmoreland County6
- City of Williamsburg6
- City of Charlottesville6
- Clarke County5
- Frederick County5
- City of Winchester5
- Bedford County5
- Bland County5
- Botetourt County5
- Franklin County5
- Giles County5
- Montgomery County5
- Patrick County5
- Pulaski County5
- Roanoke County5
- Smyth County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Radford5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- Amelia County5
- Caroline County5
- Cumberland County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Gloucester County5
- Goochland County5
- Lancaster County5
- Louisa County5
- Mathews County5
- Middlesex County5
- Northumberland County5
- Prince George County5
- Surry County5
- York County5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Poquoson5
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Henry County4
- Tazewell County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Martinsville4
- Nottoway County4
- Prince Edward County4
- King George County4
- Orange County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- City of Hampton4
- Highland County4
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- City of Covington4
- Charlotte County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Danville3
- Brunswick County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Greensville County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Southampton County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- Accomack County3
- Northampton County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Halifax County2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
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