Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2023
29 flood watches in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 29
- Busiest month
- September9 flood watches
- Busiest day
- September 9, 20233 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 9:57 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 72 hr |
| Jun 26, 10:13 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover and 28 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:26 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:23 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 8 more | 25 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:29 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 32 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:26 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, James City and 14 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:38 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 25 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:26 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester and 22 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:39 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:44 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:39 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:55 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 9 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:13 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Virginia Beach | 7 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:29 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 4:49 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Sep 9, 3:19 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:24 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan | 16 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Highland and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:15 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 21 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:22 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:30 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:22 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 60 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:40 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax | 19 hr |
| Sep 23, 2:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:16 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and 5 more | 46 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:32 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 7 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:01 PM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 33 more | 40 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:39 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 38 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County11
- Fairfax County11
- City of Alexandria11
- City of Fairfax11
- City of Falls Church11
- Prince William County9
- City of Manassas9
- City of Manassas Park9
- City of Chesapeake8
- City of Hampton8
- City of Newport News8
- City of Virginia Beach7
- Loudoun County7
- Stafford County7
- Charles City County6
- Henrico County6
- James City County6
- Northampton County6
- York County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Poquoson6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Accomack County5
- Chesterfield County5
- Essex County5
- Gloucester County5
- Hanover County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Lancaster County5
- Mathews County5
- Middlesex County5
- New Kent County5
- Northumberland County5
- Prince George County5
- Richmond County5
- Southampton County5
- Surry County5
- Sussex County5
- Westmoreland County5
77 more counties
- City of Franklin5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Richmond5
- Carroll County4
- Floyd County4
- Grayson County4
- City of Galax4
- King George County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Caroline County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Greensville County4
- City of Emporia4
- Rockingham County4
- Buchanan County3
- Patrick County3
- Fauquier County3
- Brunswick County3
- Amherst County3
- Frederick County3
- Page County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Warren County3
- City of Winchester3
- Highland County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Dickenson County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Clarke County2
- Nelson County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Bland County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Radford2
- Culpeper County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Rappahannock County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Amelia County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Buckingham County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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