Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2006
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2006
28 mesoscale discussions in April 2006. 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 April 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 28
- Busiest day
- April 15, 20065 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 11:33 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 37 more | 117 min |
| Apr 3, 2:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Charles City and 42 more | 114 min |
| Apr 3, 9:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 13 more | 89 min |
| Apr 7, 2:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 4:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Buchanan, Clarke and 24 more | 93 min |
| Apr 7, 6:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Buckingham and 26 more | 97 min |
| Apr 7, 10:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Buckingham and 26 more | 54 min |
| Apr 8, 12:06 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 24 more | 54 min |
| Apr 8, 8:30 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 29 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 20 more | 114 min |
| Apr 14, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 41 more | 87 min |
| Apr 14, 9:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bland and 32 more | 93 min |
| Apr 15, 2:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 8 more | 116 min |
| Apr 15, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Arlington, Buckingham, Caroline and 58 more | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 2:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 23 more | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 6:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Augusta, Brunswick, Buckingham and 62 more | 91 min |
| Apr 16, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell and 13 more | 95 min |
| Apr 17, 8:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 117 min |
| Apr 19, 3:02 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 118 min |
| Apr 19, 7:28 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 62 min |
| Apr 20, 12:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Lee and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 22, 6:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 5 more | 115 min |
| Apr 22, 1:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg and 10 more | 83 min |
| Apr 25, 11:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Buchanan, Craig, Dickenson and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Campbell, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson and 18 more | 89 min |
| Apr 25, 10:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 36 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Lynchburg10
- Nottoway County9
- City of Harrisonburg9
- Campbell County9
- Amherst County9
- Lunenburg County8
- Page County8
- Rockingham County8
- Bedford County8
- Cumberland County8
- Mecklenburg County8
- Prince Edward County8
- Buckingham County8
- Culpeper County8
- Greene County8
- Madison County8
- City of Buena Vista8
- Pulaski County8
- Brunswick County7
- Dinwiddie County7
- Isle of Wight County7
- Surry County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Hopewell7
- City of Petersburg7
- Amelia County7
- Appomattox County7
- Charlotte County7
- Halifax County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Roanoke7
- Lee County7
- Wise County7
- City of Norton7
- Augusta County7
- Bland County7
- Craig County7
- Giles County7
- City of Staunton7
- Albemarle County7
93 more counties
- Nelson County7
- Orange County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- Botetourt County7
- Montgomery County7
- Roanoke County7
- City of Radford7
- Charles City County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Greensville County6
- James City County6
- Prince George County6
- Southampton County6
- Sussex County6
- York County6
- City of Emporia6
- City of Franklin6
- City of Hampton6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Norfolk6
- City of Poquoson6
- City of Portsmouth6
- City of Suffolk6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Powhatan County6
- Dickenson County6
- Scott County6
- Alleghany County6
- Wythe County6
- City of Covington6
- Fluvanna County6
- Louisa County6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Rockbridge County6
- City of Lexington6
- City of Salem6
- Gloucester County5
- Henrico County5
- Middlesex County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Richmond5
- Clarke County5
- Frederick County5
- Highland County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Winchester5
- Floyd County5
- Franklin County5
- City of Martinsville5
- Buchanan County5
- Russell County5
- Smyth County5
- Tazewell County5
- Washington County5
- City of Bristol5
- Rappahannock County5
- Goochland County5
- King and Queen County4
- Lancaster County4
- Mathews County4
- New Kent County4
- Northumberland County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Henry County4
- Patrick County4
- City of Danville4
- Bath County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Fauquier County4
- Accomack County3
- Essex County3
- King William County3
- Northampton County3
- Richmond County3
- Carroll County3
- King George County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Grayson County3
- City of Galax3
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Arlington County2
- Caroline County2
- Fairfax County2
- Hanover County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Loudoun County1
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