Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2003
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2003
7 mesoscale discussions in April 2003. 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 in April 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 7
- Busiest day
- April 26, 20033 mesoscale discussions
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 5, 12:37 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Buchanan, Craig, Dickenson and 16 more | 90 min |
| Apr 26, 10:03 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 20 more | 117 min |
| Apr 26, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 4 more | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grayson | 115 min |
| Apr 30, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grayson | 113 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Chesapeake4
- Grayson County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Southampton County3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Norfolk2
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bland County1
- Buchanan County1
- Craig County1
- Dickenson County1
- Giles County1
- Highland County1
- Lee County1
- Pulaski County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Covington1
- City of Norton1
- City of Radford1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Charlotte County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Halifax County1
- Henrico County1
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.