Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2005
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, December 2005
12 mesoscale discussions in December 2005. 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 December 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- December 9, 20053 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 7:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Clarke and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:04 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Fairfax and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 5, 7:55 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 45 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 5, 1:54 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 78 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:54 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Frederick, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 40 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 72 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 14, 10:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Craig and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 15, 7:26 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 62 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 15, 1:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 44 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 15, 8:18 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County8
- Botetourt County8
- Rockbridge County8
- City of Buena Vista8
- City of Lexington8
- Floyd County8
- City of Radford8
- Frederick County7
- Shenandoah County7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Bedford County7
- Carroll County7
- Franklin County7
- Montgomery County7
- Pulaski County7
- Roanoke County7
- City of Lynchburg7
- City of Roanoke7
- City of Salem7
- Alleghany County6
- Augusta County6
- Clarke County6
- Rockingham County6
- City of Covington6
- City of Harrisonburg6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Winchester6
- Albemarle County6
- Bland County6
- Campbell County6
- Craig County6
- Grayson County6
- Henry County6
- Nelson County6
- Patrick County6
- Wythe County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- City of Galax6
- City of Martinsville6
- Bath County5
59 more counties
- Greene County5
- Madison County5
- Page County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Warren County5
- Appomattox County5
- Buckingham County5
- Cumberland County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Giles County5
- Goochland County5
- Louisa County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Prince Edward County5
- Smyth County5
- Highland County4
- Loudoun County4
- Amelia County4
- Charlotte County4
- Hanover County4
- Orange County4
- Powhatan County4
- Culpeper County4
- Halifax County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- Chesterfield County3
- Henrico County3
- Nottoway County3
- Tazewell County3
- City of Richmond3
- Caroline County3
- Fauquier County3
- King George County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Arlington County2
- Essex County2
- Fairfax County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Prince William County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Buchanan County1
- Charles City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
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Sources
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