Alert archive / Virginia / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Virginia, 2008
12 red flag warnings in 2008. 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 red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 12
- Busiest month
- February5 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- March 1, 20083 red flag 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 1:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 25 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:35 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 29 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 19 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:31 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and 8 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 26 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:35 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:30 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 26 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:10 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson and 5 more | 13 hr |
| May 7, 1:25 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:17 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:18 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Greene, King George and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:19 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 8 more | 10 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Charlotte County5
- Halifax County5
- Henry County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Martinsville5
- Bedford County4
- Campbell County4
- Franklin County4
- Patrick County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Buckingham County3
- Amelia County3
- Brunswick County3
- Caroline County3
- Charles City County3
- Cumberland County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Greensville County3
- James City County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- New Kent County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Prince George County3
- Richmond County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Williamsburg3
53 more counties
- Albemarle County3
- Culpeper County3
- Greene County3
- King George County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Orange County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Roanoke County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Gloucester County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Radford1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Page County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Winchester1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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. Rebuilt daily.