Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2019
12 flood watches in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 12
- Busiest month
- February7 flood watches
- Busiest day
- February 21, 20193 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 23, 4:03 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 21 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 23, 5:22 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll and 19 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:04 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
| Feb 18, 2:48 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 53 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:52 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 45 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:29 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 68 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:15 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 67 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:44 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 67 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:58 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:53 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 26 hr |
| May 11, 1:15 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 15, 1:21 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 46 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County5
- Rockbridge County5
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
- Highland County3
- Nelson County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Loudoun County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Grayson County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Radford2
32 more counties
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Lee County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Culpeper County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- Warren County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Appomattox County1
- Bland County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Giles County1
- Halifax County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Harrisonburg1
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.