Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2003
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, February 2003
17 mesoscale discussions in February 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 February 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 17
- Busiest day
- February 16, 20034 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 5:04 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Halifax, Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 73 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 12:12 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 101 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:09 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 40 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:04 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:31 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 56 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:47 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 25 more | 88 min |
| Feb 22, 2:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Isle of Wight, Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Franklin and 6 more | 53 min |
| Feb 22, 3:31 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 2 more | 119 min |
| Feb 22, 7:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 2 more | 64 min |
| Feb 26, 6:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 55 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:04 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 9:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Halifax County7
- Caroline County7
- Cumberland County7
- Goochland County7
- Mecklenburg County6
- Amelia County6
- Appomattox County6
- Arlington County6
- Buckingham County6
- Essex County6
- Fauquier County6
- Fluvanna County6
- Hanover County6
- King and Queen County6
- King George County6
- King William County6
- Northumberland County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- Powhatan County6
- Richmond County6
- Warren County6
- Westmoreland County6
- City of Danville6
- City of Lynchburg6
- City of Martinsville6
- City of Richmond6
- Campbell County5
- Carroll County5
- Charlotte County5
- Culpeper County5
- Fairfax County5
- Greene County5
- Louisa County5
- Madison County5
- Nottoway County5
- Orange County5
- Page County5
- Prince Edward County5
- Prince William County5
- Rappahannock County5
93 more counties
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Stafford County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Manassas5
- City of Manassas Park5
- Brunswick County5
- Charles City County5
- Chesterfield County5
- Henrico County5
- Henry County5
- New Kent County5
- Prince George County5
- Sussex County5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Petersburg5
- Albemarle County4
- Alleghany County4
- Amherst County4
- Augusta County4
- Bath County4
- Bedford County4
- Botetourt County4
- Highland County4
- Nelson County4
- Rockbridge County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Covington4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Clarke County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Frederick County4
- Greensville County4
- Loudoun County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Patrick County4
- Russell County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Galax4
- City of Winchester4
- James City County4
- Lancaster County4
- Middlesex County4
- Craig County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Giles County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Buchanan County3
- Grayson County3
- City of Bristol3
- Gloucester County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Accomack County3
- Northampton County3
- York County3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- Dickenson County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Bland County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Radford2
- Washington County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Mathews County2
- Surry County2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- Lee County2
- Scott County2
- Smyth County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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