Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2003
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2003
26 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 26
- Busiest day
- May 10, 20036 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 11:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 29 more | 113 min |
| May 1, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 18 more | 3 hr |
| May 5, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 61 min |
| May 7, 5:26 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 2 hr |
| May 7, 12:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 116 min |
| May 7, 3:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 22 more | 114 min |
| May 7, 6:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 13 more | 53 min |
| May 8, 2:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 20 more | 117 min |
| May 8, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more | 59 min |
| May 9, 12:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 57 more | 3 hr |
| May 9, 3:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath and 78 more | 2 hr |
| May 9, 8:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 63 min |
| May 10, 4:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Frederick, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 3 more | 87 min |
| May 10, 12:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin and 23 more | 2 hr |
| May 10, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Greensville and 14 more | 89 min |
| May 10, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson and 13 more | 93 min |
| May 10, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd and 16 more | 89 min |
| May 11, 3:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Clarke and 34 more | 117 min |
| May 15, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan and 28 more | 2 hr |
| May 15, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 53 min |
| May 15, 3:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 85 min |
| May 25, 9:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg, City of Danville, City of Emporia | 2 hr |
| May 29, 11:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews and 20 more | 113 min |
| May 31, 1:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham, Campbell and 36 more | 114 min |
| May 31, 3:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick and 57 more | 2 hr |
| May 31, 6:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico and 22 more | 83 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Caroline County9
- Campbell County8
- Culpeper County8
- Fairfax County8
- Fauquier County8
- Loudoun County8
- Prince William County8
- City of Fairfax8
- City of Manassas8
- City of Manassas Park8
- Spotsylvania County8
- City of Fredericksburg8
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Roanoke7
- Arlington County7
- Clarke County7
- Madison County7
- City of Falls Church7
- City of Winchester7
- King George County7
- Orange County7
- Stafford County7
- Westmoreland County7
- Alleghany County6
- Bedford County6
- Craig County6
- Franklin County6
- Henry County6
- Roanoke County6
- Russell County6
- City of Covington6
- City of Martinsville6
- City of Salem6
- Frederick County6
- Shenandoah County6
- Warren County6
- Lee County6
- City of Alexandria6
- Charles City County6
- James City County6
93 more counties
- Nottoway County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Brunswick County6
- Greensville County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- City of Danville6
- City of Emporia6
- Bath County5
- Botetourt County5
- Floyd County5
- Giles County5
- Montgomery County5
- Patrick County5
- Washington County5
- City of Bristol5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lynchburg5
- City of Radford5
- Greene County5
- Rappahannock County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- Chesterfield County5
- Gloucester County5
- Hanover County5
- Henrico County5
- Mathews County5
- New Kent County5
- Prince Edward County5
- Prince George County5
- Surry County5
- Sussex County5
- York County5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Richmond5
- Charlotte County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Buchanan County5
- Amherst County4
- Bland County4
- Carroll County4
- Grayson County4
- Pulaski County4
- Rockbridge County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Galax4
- City of Lexington4
- Page County4
- Albemarle County4
- Amelia County4
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Cumberland County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Essex County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Goochland County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- Lancaster County4
- Louisa County4
- Middlesex County4
- Powhatan County4
- Richmond County4
- Halifax County4
- Southampton County4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Suffolk4
- Dickenson County4
- Scott County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Highland County3
- City of Staunton3
- Nelson County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Northumberland County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Augusta County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Waynesboro2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
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Sources
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