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Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2016

69 areal flood warnings in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Areal Flood Warnings
69
Busiest month
October18 areal flood warnings
Busiest day
July 30, 20165 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 3, 3:44 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLWXClarke, Frederick, Loudoun17 hr
Feb 3, 4:22 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRNKMontgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem12 hr
Feb 16, 6:21 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge6 hr
Feb 24, 4:29 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Greene, Madison, City of Charlottesville8 hr
Feb 24, 4:52 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle8 hr
Feb 24, 6:02 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLWXArlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more8 hr
Feb 24, 7:19 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLWXFauquier, Loudoun6 hr
Feb 25, 12:18 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Greene, Madison, City of Charlottesville3 hr
May 6, 4:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXFrederick, Shenandoah6 hr
Jun 2, 12:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXRockingham3 hr
Jun 2, 2:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAugusta, Rockingham6 hr
Jun 2, 5:14 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro6 hr
Jun 4, 4:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAugusta, Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg6 hr
Jun 4, 6:11 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAugusta, Greene, Page, Rockingham6 hr
Jun 4, 11:38 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXPage, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg13 hr
Jun 5, 2:32 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson9 hr
Jun 21, 4:49 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXMadison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah6 hr
Jun 23, 5:58 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXHighland11 hr
Jun 23, 7:06 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXPage, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg9 hr
Jun 23, 2:21 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAugusta, Highland5 hr
Jun 23, 11:12 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKAlleghany, City of Covington18 hr
Jun 23, 11:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKBath6 hr
Jun 27, 10:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKAlleghany, City of Covington6 hr
Jun 28, 2:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXFairfax3 hr
Jun 28, 10:20 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Stafford6 hr
Jul 1, 5:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack3 hr
Jul 1, 8:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXSpotsylvania6 hr
Jul 16, 2:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXRockingham6 hr
Jul 16, 4:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAugusta, Rockingham6 hr
Jul 30, 3:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Augusta6 hr
Jul 30, 3:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle6 hr
Jul 30, 4:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXFauquier, Rappahannock, Warren6 hr
Jul 30, 6:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXGreene, Page, Rockingham3 hr
Jul 30, 7:31 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXLoudoun6 hr
Jul 30, 9:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXCulpeper, Rappahannock6 hr
Aug 3, 10:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKPatrick6 hr
Aug 6, 4:10 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, City of Charlottesville6 hr
Aug 6, 4:18 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXCulpeper, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania3 hr
Aug 6, 5:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Waynesboro3 hr
Aug 6, 5:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson3 hr
Aug 15, 7:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXCulpeper2 hr
Aug 15, 8:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXSpotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg4 hr
Sep 19, 3:14 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack3 hr
Sep 21, 11:04 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach6 hr
Sep 21, 4:23 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin11 hr
Sep 21, 4:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach11 hr
Sep 29, 1:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXClarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren and 1 more6 hr
Sep 29, 4:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXArlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Prince William and 7 more6 hr
Sep 29, 5:12 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXFrederick, City of Winchester6 hr
Sep 29, 5:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXFauquier, Frederick, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and 1 more6 hr
Sep 30, 3:05 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack18 hr
Oct 1, 8:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack12 hr
Oct 1, 8:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack12 hr
Oct 2, 8:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack48 hr
Oct 4, 9:04 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack12 hr
Oct 8, 3:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKCampbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville18 hr
Oct 8, 4:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQGreensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk21 hr
Oct 8, 5:52 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth20 hr
Oct 8, 6:06 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQJames City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson20 hr
Oct 8, 7:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQCity of Virginia Beach18 hr
Oct 8, 11:08 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack, Northampton21 hr
Oct 8, 11:34 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQMecklenburg15 hr
Oct 9, 2:08 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Suffolk6 hr
Oct 9, 2:12 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach4 days
Oct 9, 2:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQGreensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia15 hr
Oct 9, 8:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Suffolk18 hr
Oct 9, 8:02 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQAccomack, Northampton43 hr
Oct 10, 5:14 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQGreensville, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin3 days
Oct 10, 1:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Suffolk3 days

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

28 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. July 30, 20165areal flood warnings
  2. October 8, 20165areal flood warnings
  3. October 9, 20165areal flood warnings
  4. August 6, 20164areal flood warnings
  5. September 29, 20164areal flood warnings
  6. October 10, 20164areal flood warnings
  7. February 24, 20163areal flood warnings
  8. June 2, 20163areal flood warnings
  9. June 23, 20163areal flood warnings
  10. September 21, 20163areal flood warnings
  11. February 3, 20162areal flood warnings
  12. February 25, 20162areal flood warnings

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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.