Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2013
20 flood watches in 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 20
- Busiest month
- January5 flood watches
- Busiest day
- May 8, 20133 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 13, 3:24 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 4 days |
| Jan 15, 4:31 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 17 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 15, 11:10 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 24 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:02 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 11 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:36 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:30 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 25 hr |
| May 4, 4:05 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 4 days |
| May 6, 1:45 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 17 more | 34 hr |
| May 8, 8:40 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 17 more | 10 hr |
| May 8, 9:45 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Fluvanna, Goochland | 6 hr |
| May 8, 10:19 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:13 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 25 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:55 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:27 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 days |
| Oct 11, 6:42 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 9 more | 23 hr |
| Nov 26, 11:05 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:06 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:39 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 37 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:23 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll and 12 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:14 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more | 17 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Carroll County7
- Floyd County7
- Franklin County7
- City of Galax7
- Grayson County6
- Montgomery County6
- Patrick County6
- Roanoke County6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- Pulaski County5
- City of Radford5
- Fauquier County5
- Amherst County5
- Bedford County5
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- Bland County4
- Craig County4
- Giles County4
- Henry County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Martinsville4
- Arlington County4
- Fairfax County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- Botetourt County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Lexington4
- Culpeper County4
- Greene County4
- King George County4
- Madison County4
- Orange County4
70 more counties
- Rappahannock County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- Nelson County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Appomattox County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Highland County2
- Page County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- City of Winchester2
- Caroline County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Halifax County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
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.