Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2021
129 areal flood warnings in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 129
- Busiest month
- August38 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- June 11, 202112 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 3, 3:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 30 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:23 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 24 hr |
| Jan 5, 9:21 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 13 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 9 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Rockbridge and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent | 8 days |
| Feb 16, 12:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 2 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 44 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King and Queen, King William | 50 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 38 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 11 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 25 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 15 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 46 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 21 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 20 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 18 hr |
| May 4, 3:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 9 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 min |
| Jun 8, 10:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 13 min |
| Jun 11, 4:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Rappahannock | 11 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford | 11 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Richmond, Westmoreland | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 17 min |
| Jun 15, 1:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 7:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas Park | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 57 min |
| Jul 25, 12:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 78 min |
| Jul 27, 11:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 107 min |
| Aug 16, 7:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 7 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Rappahannock | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 9 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 9 hr |
| Aug 20, 8:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 5 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 10:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Page, Rockingham | 5 hr |
| Aug 25, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Page, Rockingham, City of Staunton | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Stafford | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Warren | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 8:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 9:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 11:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 5 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 11 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 9 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 8 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren | 15 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 27 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 5 hr |
| Sep 9, 5:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 6 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 111 min |
| Sep 16, 3:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 9:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 11:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 4 hr |
| Sep 23, 12:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Rappahannock, Warren, City of Winchester | 13 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 12 hr |
| Sep 23, 4:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 9 hr |
| Sep 23, 5:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt | 10 hr |
| Sep 23, 5:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke | 7 hr |
| Oct 5, 9:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 5 hr |
| Oct 5, 11:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 2 hr |
| Oct 25, 7:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 10 hr |
| Oct 25, 8:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas Park | 7 hr |
| Oct 29, 8:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Rappahannock, City of Charlottesville | 5 hr |
| Oct 29, 12:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 5 hr |
| Oct 29, 8:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 57 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County27
- Arlington County15
- City of Alexandria13
- City of Fairfax12
- Rockingham County12
- Madison County12
- Albemarle County11
- City of Falls Church11
- Scott County10
- Augusta County9
- Nelson County9
- Lee County8
- Shenandoah County8
- Culpeper County8
- Loudoun County8
- Charles City County7
- Greene County7
- City of Manassas Park7
- New Kent County6
- Page County6
- Prince William County6
- Frederick County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Warren County5
- City of Manassas5
- Buchanan County4
- Russell County4
- King George County4
- Stafford County4
- Dickenson County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Orange County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Botetourt County2
- Rockbridge County2
53 more counties
- Isle of Wight County2
- Southampton County2
- Caroline County2
- Highland County2
- Tazewell County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Grayson County2
- City of Winchester2
- City of Staunton2
- Chesterfield County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Clarke County2
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- James City County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Montgomery County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Salem1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Amherst County1
- Bedford County1
- Campbell County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- Goochland County1
- Henrico County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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Sources
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