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Areal Flood Advisories in Virginia, 2017
144 areal flood advisories in 2017. 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
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- Areal Flood Advisories
- 144
- Busiest month
- August28 areal flood advisories
- Busiest day
- April 24, 20178 areal flood advisories
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 6:17 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Tazewell, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Giles | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:03 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | City of Bristol | 117 min |
| Mar 10, 3:55 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 5:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 11:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe | 12 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 12 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Patrick | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 12 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wythe | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Giles, Pulaski | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wythe | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 5 days |
| May 5, 7:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| May 5, 8:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Botetourt | 6 hr |
| May 20, 1:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 3 hr |
| May 20, 2:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe | 2 hr |
| May 20, 3:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Washington | 3 hr |
| May 20, 5:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Giles | 3 hr |
| May 22, 6:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 4 hr |
| May 23, 1:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
| May 23, 7:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 3 hr |
| May 23, 3:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 4 hr |
| May 23, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 5 hr |
| May 24, 5:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 4 hr |
| May 24, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| May 24, 6:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 24, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 4 hr |
| May 24, 6:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 3 hr |
| May 24, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Lynchburg, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 24, 9:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| May 25, 9:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 9 hr |
| May 25, 11:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Giles | 4 hr |
| May 25, 11:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 8 hr |
| May 25, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 6 hr |
| May 27, 7:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| May 27, 8:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| May 27, 8:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield | 61 min |
| May 27, 10:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| May 27, 11:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Roanoke | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wythe | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King William | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, Middlesex | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 115 min |
| Jun 16, 11:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 12:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Sussex | 117 min |
| Jul 4, 3:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Appomattox | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Colonial Heights, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Danville | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 62 min |
| Jul 17, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Fluvanna | 115 min |
| Jul 17, 6:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 66 min |
| Jul 17, 8:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 60 min |
| Jul 17, 9:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Powhatan | 63 min |
| Jul 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Prince Edward | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 117 min |
| Aug 2, 5:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 114 min |
| Aug 8, 7:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 119 min |
| Aug 12, 11:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 1:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 113 min |
| Aug 17, 5:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, New Kent | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst | 111 min |
| Aug 21, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 8:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, James City, King William and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York, City of Chesapeake and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, James City, King William and 9 more | 59 min |
| Aug 29, 12:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 115 min |
| Aug 29, 1:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 119 min |
| Sep 6, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 2 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 107 min |
| Oct 10, 11:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Craig | 3 hr |
| Oct 10, 11:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, Louisa | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 12:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 12:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 12:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Louisa | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 7:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Roanoke12
- Wythe County11
- Roanoke County11
- Scott County11
- City of Salem10
- Grayson County10
- York County10
- Botetourt County9
- Halifax County9
- City of Newport News9
- Carroll County8
- Lee County8
- Hanover County8
- City of Virginia Beach8
- City of Hampton8
- City of Poquoson8
- Montgomery County7
- Pulaski County7
- Giles County7
- Henry County7
- City of Chesapeake7
- Bland County6
- Patrick County6
- Wise County6
- Russell County6
- Washington County6
- Chesterfield County6
- City of Norfolk6
- Middlesex County6
- Henrico County6
- Sussex County6
- Accomack County6
- Tazewell County5
- Floyd County5
- City of Bristol5
- City of Martinsville5
- Pittsylvania County5
- City of Danville5
- Essex County5
- King William County5
52 more counties
- New Kent County5
- City of Portsmouth5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Southampton County5
- City of Suffolk5
- Smyth County4
- Charlotte County4
- Bedford County4
- Craig County4
- Caroline County4
- Charles City County4
- Gloucester County4
- Mathews County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Franklin County3
- City of Galax3
- City of Norton3
- City of Radford3
- King and Queen County3
- City of Richmond3
- Goochland County3
- Powhatan County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- Greensville County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Petersburg3
- Louisa County3
- Northampton County3
- James City County3
- Surry County3
- Mecklenburg County2
- Campbell County2
- Alleghany County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- City of Franklin2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Lancaster County2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Williamsburg2
- City of Lynchburg1
- Bath County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- Brunswick County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Amelia County1
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Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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