Richmond, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Lee, VA; Russell, VA; Scott, VA; Wise, VA; City of Norton, VA |
| Effective: | 2026-06-18 @ 7:47 pm -> 2026-06-18 @ 11:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-06-18 @ 7:47 pm -> 2026-06-18 @ 11:45 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-06-18 @ 7:47 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 8:47PM EDT until June 19 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Lee County in southwestern Virginia... West Central Russell County in southwestern Virginia... Central Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Southern Wise County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Norton in southwestern Virginia... * Until 1245 AM EDT. * At 847 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen already this afternoon, with 1 to 2 inches of that occurring in the last hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area as more storms move in from southeast Kentucky. As such, flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Norton, Wise, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Coeburn, Appalachia, St. Paul, Dungannon, St. Charles, Duffield, Jasper, Dryden, Pattonsville, Fort Blackmore and Castlewood. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Ashe; Alleghany; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Grayson; Carroll; Mercer |
| Effective: | 2026-06-18 @ 6:30 pm -> 2026-06-18 @ 9:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-06-18 @ 6:30 pm -> 2026-06-19 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-06-18 @ 6:30 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued June 18 at 7:30PM EDT until June 19 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC and Ashe, southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following area, Mercer. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms along a stalled front are expected to result in repeat heavy rainfall through this tonight. Additional heavy rain is possible with the remnants of tropical storm Arthur late tonight and early Friday. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Surry; Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell; Watauga; Wilkes; Yadkin; Patrick; Henry; Pittsylvania; Halifax |
| Effective: | 2026-06-18 @ 6:30 pm -> 2026-06-18 @ 9:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-06-18 @ 6:30 pm -> 2026-06-19 @ 9:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-06-18 @ 6:30 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued June 18 at 7:30PM EDT until June 19 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following counties, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin and Virginia, including the following counties, Halifax, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms along a stalled front are expected to result in repeat heavy rainfall through this tonight. Additional heavy rain is possible with the remnants of tropical storm Arthur late tonight and early Friday. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Lincoln; Mingo; Logan; Boone; McDowell; Wyoming; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh |
| Effective: | 2026-06-18 @ 4:19 pm -> 2026-06-19 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-06-18 @ 4:19 pm -> 2026-06-19 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston WV on 2026-06-18 @ 4:19 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued June 18 at 5:19PM EDT until June 19 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following county, Lawrence, southwest Virginia, including the following counties, Buchanan and Dickenson, and West Virginia, including the following counties, Boone, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Northwest Raleigh, Southeast Raleigh, Wayne and Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms with torrential downpours may move repeatedly over the same locations, which could result in isolated to scattered instances of flash through late tonight. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Northwest Carter; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington |
| Effective: | 2026-06-18 @ 1:38 pm -> 2026-06-18 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-06-18 @ 1:38 pm -> 2026-06-19 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-06-18 @ 1:38 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued June 18 at 2:38PM EDT until June 19 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following areas, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Northwest Carter and Sullivan and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Locally heavy rainfall from scattered showers and storms may lead to isolated flash flooding through this evening. Areas that see repeated training of storms are more likely to see flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |