Alert archive / Virginia / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Virginia, 2023
6 red flag warnings in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 6
- Busiest month
- April6 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- April 18, 20235 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 9:01 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince William, Shenandoah and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:14 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 24 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:20 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 42 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:31 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 27 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:38 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 15 hr |
| Apr 18, 8:37 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clarke County2
- Fauquier County2
- Frederick County2
- Loudoun County2
- Prince William County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- City of Winchester2
- Albemarle County1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- King George County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Staunton1
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
79 more counties
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
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.