Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2014
16 flood watches in 2014. 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 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 16
- Busiest month
- February3 flood watches
- Busiest day
- February 3, 20143 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 10, 1:23 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 29 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:10 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Tazewell, City of Covington | 14 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:09 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 39 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:40 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Tazewell, City of Covington | 38 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 66 hr |
| May 14, 2:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 20 hr |
| May 15, 4:01 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lunenburg and 4 more | 30 hr |
| May 15, 10:25 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:29 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:36 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 23 hr |
| Aug 21, 9:28 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 11:39 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Virginia Beach | 5 hr |
| Sep 8, 4:09 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 8 more | 19 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:24 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 24 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:51 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:30 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Madison and 8 more | 14 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Arlington County3
- Fairfax County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- Accomack County3
- Northampton County3
- Fauquier County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Covington2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Southampton County2
- City of Franklin2
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Mathews County1
- Surry County1
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.