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Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2020
303 areal flood warnings in 2020. 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
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- Areal Flood Warnings
- 303
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- August70 areal flood warnings
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- November 12, 202036 areal flood warnings
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas Park | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:10 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:03 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:01 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:37 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Patrick, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:10 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 18 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 15 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 15 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 12 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:26 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 12 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford | 9 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 12 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:31 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 9 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 60 hr |
| Feb 11, 7:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 8 hr |
| Mar 24, 11:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 72 min |
| Apr 13, 8:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 9:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 15 hr |
| Apr 13, 9:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 113 min |
| Apr 13, 9:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 118 min |
| Apr 13, 9:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Wythe, City of Radford | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas Park | 14 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Rockingham and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 3 hr |
| May 4, 12:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| May 17, 12:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 3 hr |
| May 17, 1:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 118 min |
| May 20, 1:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 12 hr |
| May 20, 3:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 6 more | 12 hr |
| May 20, 3:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 9 hr |
| May 21, 12:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 9 hr |
| May 21, 3:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 6 more | 9 hr |
| May 21, 10:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Giles | 18 hr |
| May 21, 12:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 5 more | 12 hr |
| May 21, 11:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 22, 4:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Giles | 6 hr |
| May 22, 5:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| May 22, 5:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 6 hr |
| May 22, 10:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Giles | 9 hr |
| May 22, 11:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 4 hr |
| May 22, 11:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| May 22, 7:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig | 3 hr |
| May 25, 2:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 9 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 116 min |
| Jun 11, 12:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 30 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 97 min |
| Jun 20, 5:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Staunton | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 95 min |
| Jul 22, 3:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Page, Rockingham | 87 min |
| Jul 22, 5:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 8:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 23, 10:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 10 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, New Kent | 8 days |
| Aug 5, 8:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Madison, Page | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 10:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 11:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Rockingham, City of Staunton | 5 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 109 min |
| Aug 6, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mathews, Middlesex | 7 min |
| Aug 6, 7:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 5 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 9 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 8 hr |
| Aug 8, 10:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Rockingham | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 8 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 8 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Rockingham, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 8:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 10 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 8:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 8:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 9:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 10:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Orange | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 9 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 36 hr |
| Aug 14, 11:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 5 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 4 days |
| Aug 15, 7:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 10:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 9 hr |
| Aug 15, 10:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Surry | 32 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry | 29 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Aug 17, 7:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Surry | 22 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 10:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 24 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 4 days |
| Aug 22, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 6:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 47 min |
| Aug 29, 9:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas | 5 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Rappahannock | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 25 min |
| Sep 9, 12:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 7:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 12 hr |
| Sep 9, 10:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 33 hr |
| Sep 10, 12:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 2:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 83 min |
| Sep 10, 4:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Frederick, Warren | 4 hr |
| Sep 10, 7:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex | 6 hr |
| Sep 10, 12:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 2 hr |
| Sep 10, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 9 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Richmond | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 12 hr |
| Sep 18, 8:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 58 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 60 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 61 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 9 hr |
| Oct 29, 9:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 11 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| Oct 29, 12:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Oct 29, 1:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Prince William and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 6 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 3 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 9 hr |
| Oct 29, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell | 7 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 7 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 2 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 4 hr |
| Oct 30, 5:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell | 4 hr |
| Oct 30, 7:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 23 hr |
| Nov 2, 8:31 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 20 hr |
| Nov 2, 8:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 58 hr |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 50 hr |
| Nov 5, 7:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 21 hr |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 5:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 6:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 7:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 7:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 7:45 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 9:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 26 hr |
| Nov 11, 9:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 26 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Prince William, Rappahannock and 3 more | 26 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 10 hr |
| Nov 11, 11:21 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 24 hr |
| Nov 11, 11:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 11:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Stafford | 11 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:59 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 4 days |
| Nov 12, 1:10 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 4 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George | 36 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Radford, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 15 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 7 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 2 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 11 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 6:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison | 14 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 12, 11:59 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Northampton, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 28 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:37 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Radford, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 11 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 66 hr |
| Nov 12, 4:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 5:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 7:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 7 days |
| Nov 12, 9:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 9:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski, Wythe | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 9:32 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Radford, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 12, 9:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 12 hr |
| Nov 12, 10:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 12 hr |
| Nov 13, 7:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 12 hr |
| Nov 14, 2:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 5 days |
| Nov 30, 4:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 10 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Nelson, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Nelson, Rockingham | 2 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 5 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 5 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 7 hr |
| Dec 5, 6:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| Dec 5, 11:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 34 hr |
| Dec 5, 1:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 5 days |
| Dec 7, 4:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 10 hr |
| Dec 10, 12:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 13 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 8 hr |
| Dec 15, 9:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 3 days |
| Dec 16, 10:10 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Dec 19, 7:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 12 hr |
| Dec 19, 7:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 60 hr |
| Dec 19, 7:21 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 21 hr |
| Dec 20, 5:03 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 35 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, City of Charlottesville | 10 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 17 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 16 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:20 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 11 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 22 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas | 23 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 11 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas Park | 16 hr |
| Dec 26, 6:01 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 21 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 11 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 49 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 49 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County44
- Prince William County22
- Albemarle County21
- Franklin County20
- Montgomery County18
- Greene County18
- Roanoke County17
- Charles City County17
- Pulaski County16
- Caroline County16
- City of Fairfax15
- New Kent County15
- Floyd County15
- Madison County15
- Patrick County14
- Pittsylvania County14
- Botetourt County14
- Rockingham County14
- Fauquier County13
- Giles County13
- Campbell County13
- City of Salem13
- Orange County13
- Augusta County13
- Halifax County12
- Henry County12
- Craig County12
- City of Roanoke12
- Culpeper County12
- City of Manassas Park11
- City of Radford11
- City of Manassas11
- Arlington County11
- City of Alexandria11
- City of Martinsville10
- Isle of Wight County10
- Southampton County10
- King and Queen County10
- Wythe County9
- Charlotte County9
87 more counties
- Bedford County9
- Nelson County9
- City of Falls Church9
- King William County9
- Grayson County8
- Mecklenburg County8
- Carroll County8
- Surry County8
- Smyth County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- Appomattox County7
- City of Danville6
- Page County6
- City of Staunton6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Stafford County6
- Lee County5
- Tazewell County5
- City of Bristol5
- Loudoun County5
- City of Suffolk5
- Rappahannock County5
- Buckingham County5
- Washington County4
- Bland County4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Galax4
- Frederick County4
- Henrico County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Hanover County4
- City of Norfolk4
- Chesterfield County4
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Scott County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Russell County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- Clarke County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Amelia County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Richmond3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Greensville County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Louisa County3
- City of Lexington2
- Middlesex County2
- King George County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Petersburg2
- Warren County2
- Essex County2
- James City County2
- Sussex County2
- York County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- Goochland County2
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Winchester1
- Highland County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Mathews County1
- Lancaster County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Brunswick County1
- Amherst County1
- City of Covington1
- Cumberland County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Northampton 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.