Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2024
130 areal flood warnings in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 130
- Busiest month
- September53 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- September 26, 202420 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 9, 12:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Wythe, City of Galax | 13 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 3 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Covington | 13 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:37 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 13 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax | 28 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:32 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville | 16 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren | 20 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange | 19 hr |
| Jan 9, 5:23 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Harrisonburg and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 9, 5:25 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 15 hr |
| Jan 9, 7:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 13 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 9 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:20 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 9 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:24 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg and 8 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 9 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:09 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 2 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 10 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 8 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 7 hr |
| Jan 28, 6:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 18 hr |
| Jan 28, 8:09 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 6 hr |
| Jan 28, 8:42 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 117 min |
| Apr 3, 11:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 111 min |
| Apr 11, 10:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 9 hr |
| May 6, 6:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| May 6, 6:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 2 hr |
| May 18, 5:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, York, City of Hampton and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 7:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 12 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 12 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 9 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 12:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 28 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 13 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren | 7 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 7 hr |
| Aug 9, 8:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Warren | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 10 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Sussex | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 8:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville | 12 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison | 11 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Page, Rockingham, City of Waynesboro | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 5 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig, Giles | 5 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Rappahannock | 5 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 48 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 14 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 13 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski | 13 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 8 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol | 5 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 24 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford | 57 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 24 hr |
| Sep 27, 12:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 10 hr |
| Sep 27, 1:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Nelson, Page, Rockingham and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 6 hr |
| Sep 27, 4:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Waynesboro | 21 hr |
| Sep 27, 4:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Madison, Page, Rockingham | 6 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 14 hr |
| Sep 27, 6:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 36 hr |
| Sep 27, 6:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 16 hr |
| Sep 27, 6:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 14 hr |
| Sep 27, 6:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd | 14 hr |
| Sep 27, 7:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 13 hr |
| Sep 27, 7:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 112 min |
| Sep 27, 10:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 15 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 5 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Wythe, City of Galax | 4 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 4 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Craig | 16 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Wythe, City of Galax | 16 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Greene | 8 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 2 hr |
| Sep 30, 12:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville | 25 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 9 hr |
| Sep 30, 7:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 18 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Cumberland | 6 hr |
| Oct 1, 5:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 5 hr |
| Oct 1, 7:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 8 hr |
| Oct 1, 7:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell | 8 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockingham County14
- Augusta County13
- Albemarle County11
- Madison County9
- Grayson County8
- Wythe County8
- Giles County8
- Nelson County8
- Greene County8
- Carroll County7
- Tazewell County7
- Bedford County7
- Botetourt County7
- Campbell County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- Page County7
- Smyth County6
- Pulaski County6
- Bland County6
- Amherst County6
- Appomattox County6
- Fairfax County6
- Frederick County6
- City of Galax5
- Franklin County5
- Alleghany County5
- Craig County5
- Prince William County5
- Culpeper County5
- Warren County5
- Orange County5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Prince George County5
- Sussex County5
- Southampton County5
- Floyd County4
- Montgomery County4
- Buchanan County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Rockbridge County4
84 more counties
- Charlotte County4
- Halifax County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Buckingham County4
- Arlington County4
- City of Alexandria4
- Rappahannock County4
- Cumberland County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- Dickenson County3
- City of Radford3
- City of Covington3
- Loudoun County3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- Fauquier County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Stafford County3
- Amelia County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Henrico County3
- Louisa County3
- Charles City County3
- New Kent County3
- Surry County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- Lancaster County3
- Northumberland County3
- City of Suffolk3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- Roanoke County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Danville2
- Bath County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Brunswick County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- James City County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- Clarke County2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Gloucester County2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Franklin2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Staunton1
- King George County1
- Powhatan County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Winchester1
- City of Norton1
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Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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