Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2026
17 areal flood warnings in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 17
- Busiest month
- July6 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- July 7, 20264 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| May 25, 11:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 10:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 9 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 9 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 101 min |
| Sep 22, 2:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 117 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County2
- City of Fairfax2
- Prince William County2
- Buchanan County2
- Patrick County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Henrico County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Falls Church1
- Halifax County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Augusta County1
- Loudoun County1
- Fauquier County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Carroll County1
- Floyd County1
- Tazewell County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Dickenson County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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.