Areal Flood Advisories in Virginia
4,036 areal flood advisories 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 areal flood advisories reaches back to 2005.
Areal Flood Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Advisories
- 4,036
- Busiest year
- 2020474 areal flood advisories
- Average year
- 202over 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.
- Washington County279
- Henrico County252
- Scott County252
- Chesterfield County240
- Russell County232
- City of Virginia Beach224
- City of Chesapeake221
- Carroll County214
- Roanoke County204
- Grayson County202
- York County199
- Hanover County192
- Patrick County186
- Wise County181
- City of Suffolk179
- City of Richmond176
- Lee County174
- Pittsylvania County173
- City of Bristol172
- Bedford County171
- Franklin County168
- Botetourt County167
- Prince George County167
- City of Norfolk167
- City of Newport News166
- Tazewell County164
- City of Roanoke164
- Isle of Wight County161
- Southampton County159
- Campbell County158
- City of Portsmouth156
- Wythe County152
- Dinwiddie County151
- Montgomery County141
- Sussex County141
- Surry County140
- Floyd County140
- Henry County138
- James City County138
- King and Queen County136
62 more counties
- City of Salem134
- Charles City County133
- Smyth County133
- City of Hampton132
- Halifax County129
- Pulaski County129
- King William County128
- Amherst County127
- City of Norton120
- Bland County118
- Essex County115
- Gloucester County113
- New Kent County110
- Charlotte County110
- City of Poquoson109
- Brunswick County107
- Mecklenburg County107
- Lunenburg County106
- Craig County106
- Goochland County105
- Alleghany County105
- Appomattox County103
- Giles County102
- Rockbridge County101
- City of Danville100
- City of Petersburg99
- City of Colonial Heights98
- City of Hopewell98
- Middlesex County97
- City of Galax97
- Amelia County94
- Greensville County93
- City of Lynchburg89
- Caroline County88
- Nottoway County88
- Richmond County87
- Powhatan County81
- City of Martinsville81
- City of Williamsburg79
- Westmoreland County77
- Bath County73
- Northumberland County72
- Prince Edward County72
- Buckingham County70
- Lancaster County70
- Accomack County69
- City of Radford68
- Cumberland County66
- Louisa County66
- Mathews County60
- City of Franklin58
- Fluvanna County53
- City of Buena Vista51
- City of Lexington48
- City of Covington46
- Northampton County38
- City of Emporia38
- Buchanan County8
- Dickenson County6
- Augusta County1
- Nelson County1
- Rockingham County1
The latest areal flood advisories
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 12:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Smyth | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 2 hr |
| Sep 23, 5:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 8:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 5:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 11 min |
| Sep 22, 10:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex | 37 min |
| Sep 22, 2:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Wise | 117 min |
| Sep 22, 1:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Washington | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Smyth | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 7:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Washington | 2 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.