Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2006
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2006
12 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- May 26, 20064 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 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City and 16 more | 118 min |
| May 11, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 84 more | 2 hr |
| May 11, 5:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 6 more | 59 min |
| May 11, 9:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 5 more | 62 min |
| May 14, 12:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 49 more | 115 min |
| May 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 67 more | 92 min |
| May 15, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 2 more | 91 min |
| May 18, 3:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 6 more | 114 min |
| May 26, 2:11 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin and 21 more | 94 min |
| May 26, 11:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 36 more | 2 hr |
| May 26, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte and 49 more | 93 min |
| May 26, 7:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 42 more | 84 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greensville County8
- Southampton County8
- City of Emporia8
- Brunswick County7
- Lunenburg County7
- Halifax County7
- City of Danville7
- Dinwiddie County6
- Isle of Wight County6
- Nottoway County6
- Sussex County6
- City of Franklin6
- City of Portsmouth6
- City of Suffolk6
- Franklin County6
- Henry County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Patrick County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- City of Martinsville6
- Prince George County5
- Surry County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Colonial Heights5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Bedford County5
- Charlotte County5
- Prince Edward County5
- City of Roanoke5
- Charles City County4
- James City County4
- Amelia County4
- Amherst County4
- Campbell County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Cumberland County4
- Goochland County4
93 more counties
- Powhatan County4
- Rockbridge County4
- York County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Botetourt County4
- Carroll County4
- Floyd County4
- Grayson County4
- Montgomery County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Galax4
- City of Radford4
- City of Salem4
- Albemarle County3
- Appomattox County3
- Augusta County3
- Buckingham County3
- Caroline County3
- Clarke County3
- Essex County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Gloucester County3
- Greene County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Middlesex County3
- Nelson County3
- New Kent County3
- Richmond County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Richmond3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Bland County3
- Pulaski County3
- Smyth County3
- Wythe County3
- Arlington County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- King George County2
- Loudoun County2
- Louisa County2
- Madison County2
- Orange County2
- Page County2
- Prince William County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Warren County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Accomack County2
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- Alleghany County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- City of Covington2
- Bath County2
- Rockingham County2
- Tazewell County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Frederick County1
- Highland County1
- Shenandoah County1
- City of Winchester1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
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