Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2024
55 flood watches in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 55
- Busiest month
- September13 flood watches
- Busiest day
- January 8, 20243 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 8, 1:57 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 30 more | 44 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:53 PM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:18 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 27 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:08 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 19 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:06 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 21 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:20 AM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 16 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:13 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 44 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:35 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 40 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:16 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:40 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 26 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:10 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun and 12 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Greensville, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 8 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:41 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 3 days |
| May 6, 2:28 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 7, 9:17 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 45 hr |
| May 8, 2:28 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 30 hr |
| May 17, 4:22 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Highland and 13 more | 29 hr |
| May 17, 4:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 11 more | 28 hr |
| May 17, 4:39 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:04 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:25 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Virginia Beach | 40 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:43 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 36 more | 33 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:01 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | King George | 42 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:59 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:54 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Virginia Beach | 18 hr |
| Jul 18, 11:30 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:44 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 30 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:42 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:13 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester, Greensville and 29 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:36 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 24 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:56 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 18 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:36 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 4 days |
| Aug 3, 3:34 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 17 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 62 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:43 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 30 more | 3 days |
| Aug 7, 2:43 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 45 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:07 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 16 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:07 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 20 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:38 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 12 more | 33 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:59 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 26 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Buckingham, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:19 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 30 more | 34 hr |
| Sep 24, 2:55 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 71 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:26 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 17 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:34 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd and 9 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 25, 2:12 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 66 hr |
| Sep 25, 12:21 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 55 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:18 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 39 hr |
| Sep 27, 10:42 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:22 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Highland and 13 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:58 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:59 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 18 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:08 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa and 5 more | 20 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:26 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Nelson and 5 more | 18 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County19
- Rockbridge County19
- Fairfax County12
- Greene County12
- City of Fairfax12
- Arlington County11
- Madison County11
- Rappahannock County11
- City of Alexandria11
- City of Falls Church11
- Charlotte County11
- Halifax County11
- Pittsylvania County11
- City of Danville11
- Albemarle County10
- Augusta County10
- Culpeper County10
- Nelson County10
- Orange County10
- Page County10
- Prince William County10
- Rockingham County10
- Warren County10
- City of Charlottesville10
- City of Manassas10
- City of Manassas Park10
- Mecklenburg County10
- Nottoway County10
- City of Chesapeake10
- City of Virginia Beach10
- Appomattox County10
- Campbell County10
- Henry County10
- City of Lynchburg10
- City of Martinsville10
- Highland County9
- Loudoun County9
- City of Staunton9
- City of Waynesboro9
- Amelia County9
89 more counties
- Chesterfield County9
- Lunenburg County9
- Prince Edward County9
- Bedford County9
- Buckingham County9
- City of Buena Vista9
- City of Lexington9
- Fauquier County8
- City of Harrisonburg8
- Brunswick County8
- Cumberland County8
- Dinwiddie County8
- Greensville County8
- Hanover County8
- Henrico County8
- Louisa County8
- Prince George County8
- City of Colonial Heights8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Hopewell8
- City of Petersburg8
- City of Richmond8
- Bath County8
- Botetourt County8
- Franklin County8
- Shenandoah County7
- Fluvanna County7
- Goochland County7
- James City County7
- Powhatan County7
- Southampton County7
- Surry County7
- Sussex County7
- York County7
- City of Franklin7
- City of Hampton7
- City of Newport News7
- City of Poquoson7
- City of Williamsburg7
- Alleghany County7
- Carroll County7
- Patrick County7
- Roanoke County7
- City of Covington7
- City of Galax7
- City of Roanoke7
- City of Salem7
- Spotsylvania County6
- Stafford County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Charles City County6
- King William County6
- New Kent County6
- Craig County6
- Floyd County6
- Grayson County6
- Caroline County5
- Gloucester County5
- King and Queen County5
- Lancaster County5
- Mathews County5
- Middlesex County5
- Clarke County4
- Frederick County4
- City of Winchester4
- Essex County4
- Northumberland County4
- Richmond County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pulaski County4
- City of Radford4
- Bland County4
- Wythe County4
- Lee County4
- Russell County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Bristol4
- City of Norton4
- King George County3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- Northampton County2
- Accomack County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20232025
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.