Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings / 2021
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, August 2021
38 areal flood warnings in August 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 August 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 38
- Busiest day
- August 28, 20216 areal flood warnings
Over time
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 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County9
- Rockingham County7
- Arlington County6
- Albemarle County6
- Madison County6
- City of Alexandria5
- Greene County5
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Nelson County3
- Augusta County3
- Page County3
- Culpeper County3
- King George County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- Goochland County1
- Henrico County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Loudoun County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Staunton1
- Warren County1
- Orange County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Buchanan County1
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Sources
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