Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2004
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2004
20 mesoscale discussions in August 2004. 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 August 2004. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 20
- Busiest day
- August 4, 20043 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison, Page and 6 more | 119 min |
| Aug 4, 4:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Wise, City of Norton | 96 min |
| Aug 4, 5:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 117 min |
| Aug 5, 10:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 57 more | 89 min |
| Aug 11, 7:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester and 17 more | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 77 more | 86 min |
| Aug 12, 4:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 52 more | 84 min |
| Aug 12, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 45 more | 58 min |
| Aug 14, 8:37 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 27 more | 113 min |
| Aug 14, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Virginia Beach | 116 min |
| Aug 14, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 92 min |
| Aug 18, 1:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 61 more | 96 min |
| Aug 19, 8:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 11 more | 92 min |
| Aug 20, 4:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 42 more | 115 min |
| Aug 30, 12:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 49 more | 113 min |
| Aug 30, 3:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 45 more | 114 min |
| Aug 30, 6:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 46 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Northampton County12
- Brunswick County11
- Dinwiddie County11
- City of Norfolk11
- City of Portsmouth11
- City of Virginia Beach11
- Chesterfield County11
- Henrico County11
- Charles City County11
- James City County11
- Middlesex County11
- New Kent County11
- Greensville County10
- Isle of Wight County10
- Surry County10
- Sussex County10
- York County10
- City of Chesapeake10
- City of Emporia10
- City of Franklin10
- City of Hampton10
- City of Newport News10
- City of Poquoson10
- City of Suffolk10
- Powhatan County10
- City of Colonial Heights10
- City of Hopewell10
- City of Petersburg10
- City of Richmond10
- Gloucester County10
- Mathews County10
- Lunenburg County9
- Southampton County9
- Amelia County9
- Caroline County9
- Cumberland County9
- Essex County9
- Goochland County9
- Hanover County9
- King William County9
75 more counties
- Nottoway County9
- King and Queen County9
- Prince George County9
- City of Williamsburg9
- Prince Edward County8
- Westmoreland County8
- Lancaster County8
- Northumberland County8
- Richmond County8
- Fluvanna County7
- Louisa County7
- Stafford County7
- Mecklenburg County6
- King George County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Clarke County5
- Madison County5
- Page County5
- Halifax County5
- Buckingham County5
- Charlotte County5
- Culpeper County5
- Orange County5
- Accomack County5
- Greene County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Warren County4
- City of Winchester4
- Appomattox County4
- Arlington County4
- Campbell County4
- Fairfax County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Prince William County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Danville4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- Frederick County3
- Highland County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Albemarle County3
- Amherst County3
- Bedford County3
- Fauquier County3
- Franklin County3
- Henry County3
- Loudoun County3
- Nelson County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Shenandoah County2
- Augusta County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Staunton2
- Patrick County2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Russell County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Botetourt County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Bath County1
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Sources
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