Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2017
54 areal flood warnings 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 warnings reaches back to 2005.
Areal Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 54
- Busiest month
- May19 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- May 5, 201711 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 12 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 21 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 24 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 2:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| May 5, 3:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 22 hr |
| May 5, 3:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 11 hr |
| May 5, 7:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 6 hr |
| May 5, 8:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 6 hr |
| May 5, 8:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 16 hr |
| May 5, 8:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Fairfax | 4 hr |
| May 5, 8:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| May 5, 8:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Waynesboro | 7 hr |
| May 5, 10:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 14 hr |
| May 5, 12:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 11 hr |
| May 6, 1:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 6 hr |
| May 24, 11:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 12 hr |
| May 25, 12:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 6 hr |
| May 25, 2:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 1 more | 9 hr |
| May 25, 10:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison | 6 hr |
| May 25, 10:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 10 hr |
| May 25, 8:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 6 hr |
| May 26, 2:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Rockingham, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 10:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas | 6 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 12 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah, Warren | 9 hr |
| Aug 11, 10:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 118 min |
| Oct 8, 10:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, City of Radford | 6 hr |
| Oct 23, 8:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Oct 23, 11:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | City of Galax | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County8
- Prince William County8
- Rockingham County8
- City of Galax6
- City of Manassas6
- Carroll County5
- Augusta County5
- Lee County4
- Scott County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Russell County4
- Washington County4
- City of Bristol4
- Culpeper County4
- City of Manassas Park4
- City of Fairfax3
- Grayson County3
- Albemarle County3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Wythe County2
- Floyd County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- Stafford County2
- Arlington County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Frederick County2
- Pulaski County2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
24 more counties
- Bland County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Franklin County1
- Nelson County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Rappahannock County1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Falls Church1
- Giles County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Staunton1
- Page County1
- Clarke County1
- Loudoun County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Radford1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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