Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings / 2020
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, August 2020
70 areal flood warnings in August 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
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 70
- Busiest day
- August 13, 202012 areal flood warnings
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By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Albemarle County11
- Augusta County9
- Fairfax County8
- Charles City County7
- Rockingham County7
- Greene County7
- Prince William County7
- Spotsylvania County5
- New Kent County5
- Madison County5
- City of Staunton5
- Arlington County4
- Orange County4
- Loudoun County4
- City of Alexandria3
- Henrico County3
- Nelson County3
- City of Manassas3
- Culpeper County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Surry County3
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- Page County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Manassas Park2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Amelia County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- King George County1
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