Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches / 2026
Flood Watches in Virginia, August 2026
10 flood watches in August 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 August 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 10
- Busiest day
- August 2, 20262 flood watches
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County4
- Alleghany County3
- Amherst County3
- Bath County3
- City of Covington3
- Arlington County3
- Fairfax County3
- Prince William County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
29 more counties
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Bedford County1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Highland County1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Fauquier County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- King George County1
- Loudoun County1
- Culpeper County1
- Orange County1
Nearby
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.