Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia
3,255 mesoscale discussions since 1986. 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 mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 3,255
- Busiest year
- 2011225 mesoscale discussions
- Average year
- 136over 24 years on file
Over time
By year
Mesoscale discussions are counted from 2003.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County980
- City of Falls Church978
- Fairfax County970
- City of Alexandria969
- City of Manassas Park968
- Prince William County963
- City of Fairfax960
- City of Manassas958
- Stafford County935
- City of Fredericksburg928
- Fauquier County917
- King George County905
- Spotsylvania County901
- Culpeper County892
- Loudoun County892
- Caroline County888
- Orange County881
- Hanover County854
- Dinwiddie County853
- Louisa County852
- Goochland County851
- Sussex County849
- Chesterfield County847
- City of Colonial Heights846
- City of Emporia846
- City of Petersburg846
- City of Richmond846
- City of Hopewell842
- Henrico County841
- Rappahannock County837
- Brunswick County836
- Greensville County836
- Amelia County833
- Nottoway County831
- Powhatan County830
- Madison County829
- King William County827
- Southampton County825
- Essex County812
- Prince George County810
93 more counties
- City of Franklin810
- Charles City County805
- Lunenburg County805
- New Kent County805
- Cumberland County804
- Westmoreland County804
- Surry County802
- Fluvanna County801
- Isle of Wight County799
- King and Queen County799
- Clarke County798
- Richmond County796
- Prince Edward County786
- Warren County778
- City of Charlottesville778
- City of Suffolk770
- Charlotte County769
- Greene County768
- Mecklenburg County768
- Buckingham County764
- City of Williamsburg759
- James City County758
- Albemarle County751
- Halifax County741
- City of Newport News738
- Appomattox County734
- City of Winchester729
- Page County722
- City of Portsmouth716
- Campbell County715
- Middlesex County715
- Pittsylvania County714
- Frederick County712
- Gloucester County705
- Nelson County697
- Lancaster County694
- Northumberland County686
- City of Chesapeake684
- City of Waynesboro675
- City of Lynchburg669
- Shenandoah County668
- York County665
- City of Danville660
- Amherst County650
- City of Norfolk646
- City of Harrisonburg640
- City of Hampton637
- City of Poquoson636
- City of Martinsville627
- City of Staunton622
- Rockingham County615
- Bedford County613
- Franklin County609
- Mathews County607
- Henry County592
- Augusta County582
- City of Buena Vista580
- Patrick County562
- City of Lexington555
- Rockbridge County553
- City of Roanoke548
- City of Virginia Beach542
- Floyd County533
- City of Salem528
- Botetourt County527
- Roanoke County507
- Montgomery County501
- Craig County485
- City of Radford485
- Carroll County483
- Northampton County481
- Pulaski County474
- City of Covington471
- Bath County470
- City of Galax468
- Alleghany County462
- Accomack County457
- Highland County457
- Giles County444
- Wythe County440
- Grayson County434
- Bland County431
- City of Norton423
- Wise County421
- Russell County418
- Dickenson County415
- Buchanan County413
- Lee County413
- Tazewell County398
- Smyth County396
- Scott County394
- Washington County381
- City of Bristol372
The latest mesoscale discussions
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Danville | 2 hr |
| Sep 11, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Wise, City of Norton | 119 min |
| Sep 5, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Greensville and 14 more | 118 min |
| Sep 5, 10:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles and 14 more | 95 min |
| Sep 4, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 20 more | 65 min |
| Sep 4, 2:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Danville, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 1 more | 115 min |
| Sep 4, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt and 30 more | 119 min |
| Sep 3, 11:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 64 min |
| Sep 3, 11:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 26 more | 92 min |
| Sep 3, 6:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 27 more | 116 min |
| Sep 2, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 84 min |
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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.