Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2019
97 areal flood warnings in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 97
- Busiest month
- July20 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- February 23, 20195 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 20, 8:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 11:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 15 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 9 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 9 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 3 days |
| Feb 23, 3:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:05 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Pulaski and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 9 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 9 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, King William | 3 days |
| Feb 27, 10:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, King William | 30 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, King William | 12 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock | 11 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 5 hr |
| Mar 21, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 12 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 5 hr |
| May 2, 2:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 3 hr |
| May 4, 10:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 10 hr |
| May 4, 11:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| May 5, 6:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 18 hr |
| May 5, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 13 hr |
| May 5, 10:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas Park | 6 hr |
| May 7, 10:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah, Warren | 3 hr |
| May 8, 9:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 2 hr |
| May 31, 6:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| May 31, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Page, Rockingham | 2 hr |
| May 31, 6:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 2 hr |
| May 31, 7:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Orange | 71 min |
| Jun 7, 6:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 11:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Nelson, Page, Rockingham and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rappahannock, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | City of Danville | 67 min |
| Jul 6, 10:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 115 min |
| Jul 11, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Staunton | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 9:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 86 min |
| Jul 31, 3:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Nelson, Page, Rockingham and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg | 118 min |
| Aug 6, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 5 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 4 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 4 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham | 107 min |
| Aug 15, 7:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 97 min |
| Aug 15, 8:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 8:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 106 min |
| Aug 31, 9:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 6 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
| Oct 27, 11:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 100 min |
| Oct 31, 9:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison | 100 min |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| Nov 1, 6:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas Park | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County18
- Augusta County11
- Albemarle County11
- Rockingham County10
- Prince William County9
- Greene County8
- Nelson County8
- Loudoun County7
- City of Fairfax7
- City of Manassas Park6
- Page County6
- Rappahannock County5
- Arlington County5
- Warren County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Falls Church5
- Shenandoah County5
- City of Manassas4
- Carroll County4
- Grayson County4
- Culpeper County4
- Madison County4
- Orange County4
- Fauquier County4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Bland County3
- Giles County3
- Pulaski County3
- Franklin County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Tazewell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Galax2
- Botetourt County2
39 more counties
- Floyd County2
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Radford2
- Amherst County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- Brunswick County2
- Highland County2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- City of Norton1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- Craig County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Alleghany County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Winchester1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Hanover County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Danville1
- Bedford County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- King George County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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.