Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2022
57 flood watches in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 57
- Busiest month
- July13 flood watches
- Busiest day
- August 10, 20225 flood watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:31 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 42 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:02 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 46 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:11 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Highland | 43 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:51 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 48 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:33 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 42 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:15 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 40 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:56 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:55 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 12 more | 11 hr |
| May 6, 3:13 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 33 hr |
| May 6, 10:04 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 18 hr |
| May 23, 4:39 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Nelson, Rockbridge and 3 more | 15 hr |
| May 23, 7:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Floyd and 16 more | 13 hr |
| May 26, 9:03 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 19 more | 23 hr |
| May 27, 4:07 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 19 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:07 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:05 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:41 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:05 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more | 20 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 19 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:20 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:53 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Greene and 16 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:34 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:31 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 12 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:02 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 days |
| Jul 26, 10:29 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 14 hr |
| Jul 26, 11:12 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:47 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:47 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:17 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:32 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jul 29, 11:42 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 10 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:20 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 20 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:15 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
| Aug 5, 10:20 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:17 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 34 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:59 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 21 min |
| Aug 10, 3:05 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 19 more | 21 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:07 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 20 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:53 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:15 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 36 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:43 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Tazewell and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 21, 12:05 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:02 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 44 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:39 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 13 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:14 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:06 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 12 hr |
| Sep 7, 9:32 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:52 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, Page and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:21 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Greensville, James City, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 13 more | 36 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:24 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll and 24 more | 35 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:59 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 26 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:49 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 42 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:22 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 10 more | 34 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County17
- Rockbridge County17
- Arlington County16
- Fairfax County16
- City of Alexandria16
- City of Fairfax16
- City of Falls Church16
- Greene County14
- Page County14
- Rockingham County14
- Warren County14
- Loudoun County13
- Madison County13
- City of Harrisonburg13
- Nelson County12
- Rappahannock County12
- Shenandoah County12
- Buchanan County11
- Dickenson County11
- Albemarle County11
- Augusta County11
- Clarke County11
- Frederick County11
- City of Winchester11
- City of Charlottesville10
- City of Staunton10
- City of Waynesboro10
- Highland County9
- Fauquier County9
- Lee County8
- Wise County8
- City of Norton8
- Culpeper County8
- Orange County8
- Botetourt County8
- Russell County7
- Scott County7
- Stafford County7
- Bedford County7
- Grayson County7
86 more counties
- Smyth County7
- Alleghany County7
- City of Covington7
- Tazewell County7
- Washington County6
- City of Bristol6
- Carroll County6
- Patrick County6
- Roanoke County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Galax6
- City of Lexington6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- Bath County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Bland County6
- Giles County6
- Floyd County5
- Franklin County5
- Montgomery County5
- Pulaski County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Radford5
- Craig County5
- Campbell County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- King George County4
- James City County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- York County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Henry County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Accomack County2
- Gloucester County2
- Greensville County2
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- City of Emporia2
- Appomattox County2
- Buckingham County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- Amelia County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Louisa County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Brunswick County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg 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.