Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2009
33 flood watches in 2009. 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 in 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 33
- Busiest month
- May11 flood watches
- Busiest day
- May 5, 20094 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:51 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 51 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:30 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 9 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:21 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:14 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 36 hr |
| May 2, 2:54 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 44 hr |
| May 3, 2:56 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 25 hr |
| May 3, 10:43 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 13 hr |
| May 4, 8:51 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 5, 3:23 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 37 hr | |
| May 5, 3:29 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 31 hr |
| May 5, 3:56 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Smyth and 3 more | 42 hr |
| May 5, 4:58 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 37 hr |
| May 8, 3:57 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 38 hr |
| May 8, 3:51 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 18 more | 26 hr |
| May 26, 11:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:28 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 38 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:58 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lancaster and 10 more | 19 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:52 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 20 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:14 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 7, 4:56 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 16 more | 23 hr |
| Nov 10, 2:46 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Buckingham, Campbell and 16 more | 45 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:36 PM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 29 more | 60 hr |
| Nov 12, 8:30 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | King George | 31 hr |
| Nov 19, 11:08 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson, Orange and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 2, 1:38 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:57 AM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:09 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:58 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:16 PM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 20 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:30 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Greene, King George and 18 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:29 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bland County7
- Smyth County7
- Tazewell County7
- Wythe County7
- Grayson County6
- Patrick County6
- Buchanan County6
- Dickenson County6
- Culpeper County6
- Greene County6
- Madison County6
- Nelson County6
- Orange County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- King George County6
- Lee County5
- Wise County5
- City of Norton5
- Carroll County5
- Floyd County5
- Henry County5
- City of Galax5
- City of Martinsville5
- Giles County5
- Clarke County5
- Page County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- Rappahannock County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Stafford County5
68 more counties
- City of Fredericksburg5
- Russell County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- City of Bristol4
- Franklin County4
- Halifax County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- Craig County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pulaski County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Radford4
- Frederick County4
- City of Winchester4
- Lancaster County4
- Middlesex County4
- New Kent County4
- Northumberland County4
- Richmond County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Accomack County4
- Northampton County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Amherst County3
- Bedford County3
- Botetourt County3
- Roanoke County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Amelia County3
- Caroline County3
- Cumberland County3
- Goochland County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Charles City County3
- Gloucester County3
- James City County3
- Mathews County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Appomattox County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Fluvanna County2
- Brunswick County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
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.