River Flood Warnings in Virginia
1,183 river flood warnings since 1986. 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 river flood warnings reaches back to 2005.
River Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- River Flood Warnings
- 1,183
- Busiest year
- 2018210 river flood warnings
- Average year
- 59over 20 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Halifax County225
- City of Richmond109
- Chesterfield County106
- Charlotte County98
- Henrico County97
- Brunswick County92
- Southampton County76
- Loudoun County73
- Pittsylvania County71
- Fluvanna County59
- Amelia County54
- Culpeper County54
- Campbell County49
- Scott County48
- City of Danville46
- Cumberland County44
- Powhatan County42
- Sussex County37
- Fauquier County35
- Buckingham County35
- Warren County31
- Dinwiddie County30
- Isle of Wight County28
- Prince Edward County28
- City of Franklin27
- City of Suffolk27
- Botetourt County27
- Clarke County27
- Spotsylvania County27
- Pulaski County23
- Stafford County23
- City of Fredericksburg23
- Greensville County20
- Orange County19
- Roanoke County18
- City of Roanoke18
- City of Salem18
- Giles County17
- Goochland County16
- Montgomery County16
35 more counties
- Fairfax County15
- City of Radford15
- City of Petersburg14
- Russell County14
- Lee County13
- Tazewell County13
- Rockingham County12
- Carroll County10
- Grayson County10
- City of Galax10
- Amherst County8
- Shenandoah County8
- City of Emporia8
- Bedford County7
- Page County7
- Wise County7
- Wythe County7
- Smyth County6
- Augusta County6
- City of Lynchburg6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Charles City County6
- Lunenburg County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- New Kent County6
- Albemarle County5
- Appomattox County3
- Nelson County3
- Surry County3
- Dickenson County2
- Caroline County2
- Hanover County2
- Nottoway County2
- Alleghany County1
- City of Covington1
The latest river flood warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 7 hr |
| May 26, 2:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 3 hr |
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. Rebuilt daily.