Alert archive / Virginia / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Virginia, 2024
6 red flag 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 red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 6
- Busiest month
- March3 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- March 19, 20243 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2:50 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 24 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:02 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 16 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 40 more | 29 hr |
| Nov 1, 9:54 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 8 hr |
| Nov 7, 5:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 13, 10:14 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Highland | 10 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- Loudoun County3
- City of Winchester3
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Highland County2
- Prince William County2
- Warren County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta County1
- Culpeper County1
- Greene County1
- King George County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Staunton1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
58 more counties
- Franklin County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- 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
- 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
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.