Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2015
66 areal flood warnings in 2015. 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 66
- Busiest month
- March14 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- March 4, 20158 areal flood warnings
Over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 10:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Wise | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Wise | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:28 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:31 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 54 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 39 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 29 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 22 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 9 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 24 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 21 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 12 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 9 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 6:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison | 8 hr |
| Apr 20, 11:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 8:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 10:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 11 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 117 min |
| Jul 6, 1:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Surry | 24 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren | 12 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 19 hr |
| Jul 14, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 112 min |
| Sep 29, 4:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford | 21 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 19 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 12 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 9 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 9:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Rappahannock | 12 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 7 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 7 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 1:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Henry, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Oct 4, 8:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 9 hr |
| Nov 19, 5:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 5:12 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 6 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 2 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:25 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:45 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Patrick County8
- Floyd County6
- Franklin County6
- Henry County6
- Wise County5
- Grayson County5
- Culpeper County5
- Fairfax County5
- Loudoun County5
- Russell County4
- Montgomery County4
- Roanoke County4
- Pulaski County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- City of Norton3
- Tazewell County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Salem3
- Bath County3
- Carroll County3
- Wythe County3
- Madison County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- Fauquier County3
- Giles County2
- City of Galax2
- Bland County2
- Smyth County2
- City of Radford2
- Arlington County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Falls Church2
- Rappahannock County2
- Warren County2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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