Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2003
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, September 2003
14 mesoscale discussions in September 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 September 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 14
- Busiest day
- September 18, 20035 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 7:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 88 min |
| Sep 3, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 78 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Loudoun, Warren, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas Park | 93 min |
| Sep 4, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 23 more | 114 min |
| Sep 18, 4:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:44 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City and 22 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 16 more | 117 min |
| Sep 18, 4:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 12 more | 117 min |
| Sep 18, 6:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 52 more | 91 min |
| Sep 26, 3:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 20 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 11:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 108 min |
| Sep 27, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 113 min |
| Sep 27, 2:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 27, 6:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Frederick, Page and 10 more | 53 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Accomack County7
- Gloucester County7
- Lancaster County7
- Mathews County7
- Middlesex County7
- Northampton County7
- Northumberland County7
- York County7
- City of Hampton7
- City of Newport News7
- City of Norfolk7
- City of Poquoson7
- City of Portsmouth7
- City of Williamsburg7
- Isle of Wight County6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- James City County5
- Surry County5
- Warren County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Suffolk5
- Charles City County4
- Clarke County4
- Loudoun County4
- New Kent County4
- Richmond County4
- Westmoreland County4
- King George County3
- City of Fairfax3
- Bedford County3
- Essex County3
- King and Queen County3
- Page County3
- Prince George County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Southampton County3
- City of Franklin3
88 more counties
- Frederick County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Winchester3
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- Albemarle County2
- Amelia County2
- Amherst County2
- Buckingham County2
- Caroline County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Culpeper County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Fauquier County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Franklin County2
- Goochland County2
- Greene County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- King William County2
- Louisa County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Madison County2
- Nottoway County2
- Orange County2
- Patrick County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince William County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- Brunswick County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
- Augusta County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Botetourt County2
- Appomattox County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Nelson County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Bath County1
- Highland County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Alleghany County1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Lexington1
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Sources
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