Rivers in flood in Virginia right now

National Weather Service river gauges in Virginia that are at or above flood stage, forecast to reach it, or at action stage just below it. Observed and forecast river levels, not warnings: for flood warnings, see Virginia weather alerts.

Updated 19 Oct 2026, 19:23 UTC · NWS river gauges

Are any rivers flooding in Virginia right now?

1 river gauge in Virginia is at or above flood stage right now. 28 more river gauges are forecast to reach flood stage.

4 gauges are at action stage, just below flood stage.

River gauges in Virginia

River gauge	Category	Stage now	Trend	Forecast high
Fall Creek NWS gauge DFCV2	Minor flooding	8.68 ft Flood stage 7 ft · 1.68 ft above 19 Oct 18:45 UTC	Not known without a forecast	No current NWS forecast
Pagan River at Smithfield Station (IN MLLW) NWS gauge SMSV2	Below action stage Forecast: Major flooding	2.29 ft Flood stage 3.5 ft · 1.21 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	4.5 ft around 22 Oct 12:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Lynnhaven River at Lynnhaven Inlet (IN MLLW) NWS gauge LHNV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	3.98 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 0.52 ft below 19 Oct 18:24 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.4 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Nassawadox Creek at Bayford (IN MLLW) NWS gauge NSWV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	2.28 ft Flood stage 3 ft · 0.72 ft below 19 Oct 18:24 UTC	Forecast to rise	4.2 ft around 22 Oct 12:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Chesapeake Bay at Kiptopeke (IN MLLW) NWS gauge KPTV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	3.72 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 0.78 ft below 19 Oct 18:24 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.2 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Little Creek NWS gauge LCEV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	3.71 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 0.79 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.2 ft around 21 Oct 21:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Chesapeake Bay at Windmill Point (IN MLLW) NWS gauge WNDV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	2.14 ft Flood stage 3 ft · 0.86 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	3.6 ft around 22 Oct 12:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Chesapeake Bay at Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (IN MLLW) NWS gauge CHBV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	3.91 ft Flood stage 5 ft · 1.09 ft below 19 Oct 18:36 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.5 ft around 22 Oct 10:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Chincoteague Channel at Chincoteague Bay Inlet (IN MLLW) NWS gauge CHIV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	3.4 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 1.1 ft below 19 Oct 18:45 UTC	Forecast to rise	5 ft around 21 Oct 21:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Potomac River at Lewisetta (IN MLLW) NWS gauge LWTV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	1.78 ft Flood stage 3 ft · 1.22 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	3.6 ft around 22 Oct 03:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Atlantic Coast at Anheuser Busch Coastal Res. Center (MLLW) NWS gauge CCHV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	5.77 ft Flood stage 7 ft · 1.23 ft below 19 Oct 18:24 UTC	Forecast to rise	7.8 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
James River (VA) at Jamestown/Scotland Ferry (IN MLLW) NWS gauge JSFV2	Below action stage Forecast: Moderate flooding	2.47 ft Flood stage 4 ft · 1.53 ft below 19 Oct 18:00 UTC	Forecast to rise	4.8 ft around 22 Oct 01:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
James River (VA) at Fort Monroe (IN MLLW) NWS gauge FTMV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	3.83 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 0.67 ft below 19 Oct 18:36 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.4 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
James River (VA) at Sewell's Point (IN MLLW) NWS gauge SWPV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	3.74 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 0.76 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.3 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Eastern Branch Elizabeth River NWS gauge ELGV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	4.12 ft Flood stage 5 ft · 0.88 ft below 19 Oct 18:45 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.8 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Elizabeth River at the Midtown Tunnel (in MLLW) NWS gauge EZMV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	4.07 ft Flood stage 5 ft · 0.93 ft below 19 Oct 18:36 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.8 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Elizabeth River at Pinehurst in Portsmouth (IN MLLW) NWS gauge ELZV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	4.03 ft Flood stage 5 ft · 0.97 ft below 19 Oct 18:36 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.8 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Elizabeth River at Money Point (IN MLLW) NWS gauge MNPV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	3.98 ft Flood stage 5 ft · 1.02 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.8 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Piankatank River at Wharf Creek near Hudgins VA NWS gauge WCKV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	1.86 ft Flood stage 3 ft · 1.14 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	3.3 ft around 22 Oct 12:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Chesapeake Bay at Yorktown (IN MLLW) NWS gauge YKTV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	3.33 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 1.17 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	4.8 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Ware River at Schley (IN MLLW) NWS gauge WRVV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	3.28 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 1.22 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	5 ft around 22 Oct 11:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Potomac River at Alexandria NWS gauge AXTV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	2.07 ft Flood stage 3.3 ft · 1.23 ft below 19 Oct 18:42 UTC	Forecast to rise	3.7 ft around 22 Oct 08:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 14:19 UTC
Atlantic Coast at Wachapreague (IN MLLW) NWS gauge WAHV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	5.24 ft Flood stage 6.5 ft · 1.26 ft below 19 Oct 18:24 UTC	Forecast to rise	6.9 ft around 21 Oct 22:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Chesapeake Bay at Port Isobel/Tangier Island (IN MLLW) NWS gauge PRTV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	1.97 ft Flood stage 3.25 ft · 1.28 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	3.8 ft around 23 Oct 01:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Nansemond River at Suffolk (IN MLLW) NWS gauge NMDV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	4.1 ft Flood stage 5.5 ft · 1.4 ft below 19 Oct 18:24 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.9 ft around 22 Oct 00:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Upper Machodoc Creek at Dahlgren (IN MLLW) NWS gauge NCDV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	1.94 ft Flood stage 3.5 ft · 1.56 ft below 19 Oct 18:36 UTC	Forecast to rise	3.9 ft around 22 Oct 16:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:52 UTC
Rappahannock River at Tappahannock (IN MLLW) NWS gauge RAPV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	1.4 ft Flood stage 3 ft · 1.6 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	3.4 ft around 22 Oct 15:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
York River at West Point (IN MLLW) NWS gauge WSPV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	3.27 ft Flood stage 5 ft · 1.73 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.7 ft around 22 Oct 00:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
James River NWS gauge JPHV2	Below action stage Forecast: Minor flooding	2.56 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 1.94 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	5.3 ft around 23 Oct 05:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC
Knitting Mill Creek NWS gauge KMNV2	Action stage	3.97 ft Flood stage 4 ft · 0.03 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Not known without a forecast	No current NWS forecast
Long Creek Canal NWS gauge BBIV2	Action stage	3.51 ft Flood stage 4 ft · 0.49 ft below 19 Oct 18:42 UTC	Not known without a forecast	No current NWS forecast
Little Neck Creek at Pinewood Rd in Virginia Beach (MLLW) NWS gauge LTCV2	Action stage	3.34 ft Flood stage 4 ft · 0.66 ft below 19 Oct 18:18 UTC	Not known without a forecast	No current NWS forecast
Chesapeake Bay at Starling Creek at Saxis (IN MLLW) NWS gauge SAXV2	Below action stage Forecast: Action stage	1.93 ft Flood stage 4.5 ft · 2.57 ft below 19 Oct 18:30 UTC	Forecast to rise	4.3 ft around 22 Oct 14:00 UTC issued 19 Oct 18:17 UTC

Other states with rivers in flood

Florida (10 in flood, 29 at action stage) · North Dakota (2 in flood) · Texas (1 in flood, 2 at action stage) · Alabama (1 in flood) · Georgia (1 in flood, 6 at action stage) · Puerto Rico (1 in flood) · Maryland (8 forecast to flood, 2 at action stage) · North Carolina (3 forecast to flood, 9 at action stage) · Alaska (2 forecast to flood, 3 at action stage) · New Jersey (6 forecast to flood, 1 at action stage) · Delaware (3 forecast to flood) · Colorado (1 forecast to flood) · District of Columbia (1 forecast to flood, 1 at action stage) · Pennsylvania (1 forecast to flood, 1 at action stage)

What the flood categories mean

Action stage The river is near flood stage. NWS and local officials start preparing; there is no flooding yet.
Minor flooding Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat, such as water over low roads.
Moderate flooding Some buildings near the river may flood, roads may close and some evacuations may be needed.
Major flooding Extensive flooding of buildings and roads, with significant evacuations of people and property.

Questions

Which rivers are flooding in Virginia right now?

1 river gauge in Virginia is at or above flood stage right now. 28 more river gauges are forecast to reach flood stage. This list is rebuilt from National Weather Service river gauges every 15 minutes.

What is flood stage?

Flood stage is the river level, measured at a gauge, at which the river starts to cause flooding at that place. The National Weather Service sets it for each gauge, along with an action stage just below it and levels for minor, moderate and major flooding. The numbers are gauge heights, not water depths, so 20 feet at one gauge cannot be compared with 20 feet at another.

What do action, minor, moderate and major flooding mean?

Action stage means the river is close to flooding and officials start preparing. Minor flooding means little or no property damage but some public threat, such as water over low roads. Moderate flooding means some buildings near the river may flood and some evacuations may be needed. Major flooding means extensive flooding of buildings and roads and significant evacuations.

Is this a flood warning?

No. These are observed and forecast river levels from National Weather Service gauges. Flood warnings are issued separately by NWS forecast offices and are listed on this site's US weather alerts pages. A river can be in flood at a gauge without a warning for your street, and a flash flood can happen far from any gauge, so follow local warnings and officials.

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