Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2013
106 areal flood warnings in 2013. 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 warnings reaches back to 2005.
Areal Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 106
- Busiest month
- May30 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- July 12, 201317 areal flood warnings
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By month
The alerts
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 15, 4:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise | 14 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | City of Bristol | 13 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:53 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | City of Norton | 13 hr |
| Jan 15, 6:58 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Jan 15, 7:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 6 hr |
| Jan 15, 7:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth | 14 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 8 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:06 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 16, 6:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:02 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:19 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:53 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 5:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 7 hr |
| Jan 31, 7:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 8:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 10:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, Prince William | 14 hr |
| May 6, 1:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 12 hr |
| May 6, 8:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| May 7, 12:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 8 hr |
| May 7, 12:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig | 3 hr |
| May 7, 3:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 6 hr |
| May 7, 8:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 19 hr |
| May 7, 9:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 4 hr |
| May 7, 12:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren | 15 hr |
| May 7, 1:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 4 hr |
| May 7, 4:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 11 hr |
| May 7, 4:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| May 7, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig | 6 hr |
| May 7, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 6 hr |
| May 7, 9:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| May 7, 10:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig | 10 hr |
| May 8, 3:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 2 hr |
| May 8, 3:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 1 more | 2 hr |
| May 8, 7:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 12 hr |
| May 8, 7:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 18 hr |
| May 8, 8:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 8 hr |
| May 8, 10:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah, Warren | 3 hr |
| May 8, 3:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 4 hr |
| May 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 3 hr |
| May 8, 10:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 4 hr |
| May 8, 11:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 6 hr |
| May 19, 8:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 3 hr |
| May 22, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 3 hr |
| May 23, 6:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 119 min |
| Jun 6, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 9:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, City of Charlottesville | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange | 31 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 13 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville, City of Staunton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 11:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 16 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 13 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 13 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William | 14 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 11 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Page, Prince William and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 23 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 14 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 8 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 115 min |
| Jul 12, 8:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 9 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 9:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 58 min |
| Aug 31, 9:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 7 hr |
| Sep 2, 9:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 119 min |
| Oct 11, 5:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax | 12 hr |
| Oct 11, 7:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 22 hr |
| Dec 7, 1:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockingham County15
- Botetourt County15
- Alleghany County13
- Craig County12
- Grayson County10
- Shenandoah County10
- Albemarle County10
- Greene County10
- Madison County10
- Montgomery County9
- City of Covington8
- Roanoke County8
- Page County8
- Fauquier County7
- Amherst County7
- Rockbridge County7
- Augusta County7
- Fairfax County7
- Bath County6
- Loudoun County6
- Bedford County6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- Nelson County6
- Orange County6
- City of Galax5
- Tazewell County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Culpeper County5
- Scott County4
- Pulaski County4
- Carroll County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Charlottesville4
- Warren County4
- Prince William County4
- Campbell County4
- City of Lynchburg4
36 more counties
- Charlotte County4
- Arlington County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Falls Church4
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- Smyth County3
- Floyd County3
- Wythe County3
- Franklin County3
- City of Staunton3
- Rappahannock County3
- Frederick County3
- City of Fairfax3
- Dickenson County2
- Bland County2
- Giles County2
- City of Radford2
- Clarke County2
- Appomattox County2
- Halifax County2
- City of Winchester2
- Buchanan County1
- Patrick County1
- Highland County1
- James City County1
- York County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Prince Edward County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.