Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2026
41 flood watches in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 41
- Busiest month
- July17 flood watches
- Busiest day
- July 21, 20265 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 12:52 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 13 hr |
| May 24, 12:57 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
| May 25, 1:37 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:02 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 15 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:38 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:00 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 27 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:00 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Tazewell | 32 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:05 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico and 31 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 27, 9:44 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:14 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:24 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:08 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 11 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:03 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 45 more | 21 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:09 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 24 more | 22 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:24 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 7 more | 20 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:39 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 39 more | 21 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:44 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Culpeper, Frederick, Greene and 15 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:10 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene and 14 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:13 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
| Jul 9, 11:44 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 4 days |
| Jul 12, 2:31 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 31 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:06 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 21 more | 28 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 14 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:59 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:45 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:52 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 42 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 45 more | 54 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:54 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 26 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:43 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Greene and 19 more | 21 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:09 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 days |
| Aug 11, 1:34 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 54 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 71 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:52 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 7 more | 35 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:57 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 35 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Madison and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:11 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
| Sep 23, 3:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 19 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County9
- Dickenson County9
- Arlington County9
- Fairfax County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Fairfax9
- City of Falls Church9
- Rockbridge County8
- Lee County7
- Wise County7
- City of Norton7
- Amherst County7
- Russell County6
- Scott County6
- Washington County6
- City of Bristol6
- Tazewell County6
- Rockingham County6
- Bland County5
- Carroll County5
- Giles County5
- Grayson County5
- Pulaski County5
- Smyth County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Galax5
- City of Radford5
- Charles City County5
- Hanover County5
- Henrico County5
- Isle of Wight County5
- James City County5
- New Kent County5
- Prince George County5
- Southampton County5
- Surry County5
- Sussex County5
- York County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Colonial Heights5
93 more counties
- City of Franklin5
- City of Hampton5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Poquoson5
- City of Portsmouth5
- City of Richmond5
- City of Suffolk5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Loudoun County5
- Greene County5
- Madison County5
- Page County5
- Prince William County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Manassas5
- City of Manassas Park5
- Halifax County4
- Henry County4
- Patrick County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Martinsville4
- Gloucester County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- Mathews County4
- Middlesex County4
- Amelia County4
- Brunswick County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Cumberland County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Greensville County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Bedford County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Lexington4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Nelson County4
- Floyd County4
- Montgomery County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- City of Covington4
- Essex County3
- Lancaster County3
- Northumberland County3
- Richmond County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Louisa County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Orange County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Winchester3
- Appomattox County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Highland County3
- Franklin County3
- Botetourt County3
- Craig County3
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Clarke County2
- King George County2
- Buckingham County2
- Caroline 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.