Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Advisories / 2021
Areal Flood Advisories in Virginia, August 2021
117 areal flood advisories in August 2021. 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
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- August 16, 202119 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 4:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 119 min |
| Aug 7, 10:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Northampton | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Richmond | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Wise | 116 min |
| Aug 7, 11:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, Louisa | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, Westmoreland | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, New Kent, Surry, York and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Buckingham | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan | 115 min |
| Aug 10, 8:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | King William, New Kent | 103 min |
| Aug 11, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Louisa | 119 min |
| Aug 11, 7:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott | 116 min |
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Patrick | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, Surry, York, City of Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Charlotte | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe | 117 min |
| Aug 14, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 7:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 85 min |
| Aug 14, 8:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Campbell | 79 min |
| Aug 14, 8:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Smyth | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 8:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 9:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 89 min |
| Aug 14, 10:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, King William | 119 min |
| Aug 14, 10:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 7:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield | 11 min |
| Aug 15, 8:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Wythe, City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Giles | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 10:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 118 min |
| Aug 16, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Southampton | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, City of Williamsburg | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Richmond | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Newport News | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Henrico | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 114 min |
| Aug 16, 5:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield | 112 min |
| Aug 16, 7:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 7:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst | 79 min |
| Aug 17, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 12:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Wise | 116 min |
| Aug 18, 1:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Craig | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 7:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 1:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 117 min |
| Aug 20, 3:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 8:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Newport News | 22 min |
| Aug 20, 9:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 12:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 6:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Wythe | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Pulaski | 101 min |
| Aug 26, 4:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 6:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Louisa | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Rockbridge | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Rockbridge | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 117 min |
| Aug 30, 12:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Wise | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chesterfield County18
- Henrico County13
- City of Richmond9
- City of Colonial Heights7
- Hanover County7
- Prince George County7
- City of Chesapeake6
- City of Hopewell6
- Charles City County6
- York County6
- City of Newport News6
- Wythe County6
- Dinwiddie County5
- City of Petersburg5
- Surry County5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Carroll County5
- Amherst County5
- City of Roanoke5
- Russell County5
- James City County4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Powhatan County4
- Washington County4
- Patrick County4
- Grayson County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Pulaski County4
- Bedford County4
- Smyth County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Salem4
- Tazewell County4
- Amelia County3
- Wise County3
- Louisa County3
- Brunswick County3
- Greensville County3
- Sussex County3
46 more counties
- Gloucester County3
- New Kent County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Hampton3
- King William County3
- Goochland County3
- Scott County3
- Franklin County3
- Roanoke County3
- Floyd County3
- Bland County3
- Montgomery County3
- Nottoway County2
- Northampton County2
- Essex County2
- Southampton County2
- City of Suffolk2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Accomack County2
- City of Poquoson2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Botetourt County2
- King and Queen County2
- Craig County2
- City of Galax2
- Giles County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Caroline County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Emporia1
- Buckingham County1
- Cumberland County1
- Campbell County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Alleghany County1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- Prince Edward County1
- Appomattox County1
- City of Danville1
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