Flood Watches in Virginia
524 flood watches since 1986. 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 flood watches reaches back to 2005.
Flood Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 524
- Busiest year
- 202587 flood watches
- Average year
- 25over 21 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County137
- Amherst County136
- Fairfax County121
- City of Fairfax121
- Arlington County118
- City of Alexandria118
- City of Falls Church118
- Greene County102
- Rockingham County100
- Madison County99
- Rappahannock County95
- Nelson County94
- Page County94
- Warren County93
- City of Charlottesville92
- City of Harrisonburg90
- Culpeper County85
- City of Staunton85
- City of Waynesboro85
- Grayson County84
- Patrick County83
- Orange County82
- Carroll County81
- City of Galax81
- Buchanan County80
- Stafford County80
- Shenandoah County79
- Dickenson County78
- Franklin County78
- Floyd County76
- Bedford County75
- Roanoke County75
- City of Buena Vista75
- City of Lexington75
- City of Roanoke75
- City of Salem75
- Spotsylvania County75
- City of Fredericksburg75
- Alleghany County73
- Bath County73
93 more counties
- Botetourt County73
- City of Covington73
- Clarke County71
- Frederick County70
- City of Winchester70
- Wythe County69
- Fauquier County69
- Montgomery County67
- Tazewell County67
- Bland County66
- Giles County66
- Henry County66
- Pulaski County66
- Smyth County66
- City of Martinsville66
- City of Radford66
- Loudoun County66
- Craig County65
- City of Chesapeake63
- Highland County63
- City of Virginia Beach62
- Albemarle County62
- Augusta County62
- Pittsylvania County59
- City of Danville59
- Campbell County57
- Halifax County57
- City of Lynchburg57
- King George County56
- Lee County55
- Appomattox County54
- Wise County54
- City of Norton54
- Charlotte County53
- James City County53
- Surry County53
- City of Williamsburg53
- Southampton County52
- City of Franklin52
- Buckingham County51
- Russell County51
- Scott County51
- Sussex County51
- Washington County50
- City of Bristol50
- Prince George County49
- City of Hopewell49
- City of Petersburg49
- Gloucester County48
- Mathews County47
- New Kent County47
- Charles City County46
- Dinwiddie County46
- Greensville County46
- Middlesex County46
- City of Emporia46
- Lancaster County43
- Nottoway County43
- Brunswick County42
- Northumberland County42
- Goochland County42
- Powhatan County42
- Richmond County41
- Amelia County41
- Cumberland County41
- Prince Edward County41
- Prince William County41
- City of Manassas41
- City of Manassas Park41
- Northampton County40
- Westmoreland County40
- Fluvanna County40
- Mecklenburg County40
- City of Hampton40
- City of Newport News40
- Caroline County39
- Lunenburg County38
- Henrico County38
- York County38
- City of Poquoson38
- City of Colonial Heights37
- City of Richmond37
- Accomack County36
- Chesterfield County36
- Hanover County36
- King William County33
- King and Queen County32
- Essex County30
- Louisa County29
- Isle of Wight County5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Portsmouth5
- City of Suffolk5
The latest flood watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 6:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Madison and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:57 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 35 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:52 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 7 more | 35 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 71 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:34 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 54 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 days |
| Aug 4, 4:09 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:43 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Greene and 19 more | 21 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:54 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 26 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 45 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 5 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
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. Rebuilt daily.