Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2005
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2005
17 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 17
- Busiest day
- May 23, 20054 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 10, 2:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 9 more | 95 min |
| May 12, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 12 more | 3 hr |
| May 14, 1:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Craig and 19 more | 91 min |
| May 14, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 63 more | 95 min |
| May 15, 1:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia and 6 more | 93 min |
| May 15, 4:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake and 9 more | 84 min |
| May 15, 7:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 7 more | 62 min |
| May 18, 2:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 40 more | 2 hr |
| May 19, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin and 10 more | 91 min |
| May 19, 9:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 89 min |
| May 20, 12:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 11 more | 2 hr |
| May 20, 12:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 11 more | 2 hr |
| May 23, 1:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 37 more | 89 min |
| May 23, 5:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 52 more | 93 min |
| May 23, 5:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 49 more | 84 min |
| May 23, 6:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greensville and 7 more | 63 min |
| May 28, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 87 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Montgomery County7
- City of Radford7
- Franklin County7
- Halifax County7
- Henry County7
- Patrick County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
- City of Martinsville7
- City of Emporia7
- City of Salem6
- Grayson County6
- Pulaski County6
- City of Galax6
- Greensville County6
- Southampton County6
- City of Franklin6
- City of Suffolk6
- Bland County5
- Botetourt County5
- Carroll County5
- Floyd County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Roanoke5
- Isle of Wight County5
- Sussex County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Portsmouth5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Craig County4
- Roanoke County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Lexington4
- Smyth County4
- Amelia County4
- Appomattox County4
- Bedford County4
- Campbell County4
90 more counties
- Charlotte County4
- Cumberland County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Goochland County4
- Hanover County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Northampton County4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Poquoson4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- Giles County3
- Tazewell County3
- City of Covington3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Albemarle County3
- Amherst County3
- Buckingham County3
- Caroline County3
- King George County3
- Louisa County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Waynesboro3
- York County3
- Brunswick County3
- Charles City County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Henrico County3
- New Kent County3
- Nottoway County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Richmond3
- Highland County2
- Washington County2
- Arlington County2
- Augusta County2
- Fairfax County2
- Greene County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Staunton2
- Lunenburg County2
- Lee County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Essex County2
- Gloucester County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Surry County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- City of Bristol1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Loudoun County1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Warren County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Winchester1
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Sources
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