Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2008
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2008
16 mesoscale discussions in April 2008. 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 16
- Busiest day
- April 20, 20086 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, 12:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 58 min |
| Apr 11, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise, City of Norton | 67 min |
| Apr 11, 6:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Highland, Rockbridge and 5 more | 64 min |
| Apr 12, 9:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, James City and 10 more | 117 min |
| Apr 12, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Mathews, Northampton, Southampton and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson and 11 more | 119 min |
| Apr 19, 9:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell and 23 more | 60 min |
| Apr 20, 11:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Hanover, City of Colonial Heights, City of Emporia and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 19 more | 85 min |
| Apr 20, 6:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, James City and 15 more | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 7:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield and 42 more | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 11:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 16 more | 67 min |
| Apr 28, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 26 more | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 4:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster and 17 more | 92 min |
| Apr 28, 6:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 60 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Chesapeake8
- City of Virginia Beach8
- City of Franklin8
- City of Suffolk8
- Southampton County7
- Surry County7
- City of Petersburg7
- City of Williamsburg7
- City of Norfolk7
- City of Portsmouth7
- Dinwiddie County6
- Gloucester County6
- Greensville County6
- James City County6
- Prince George County6
- City of Emporia6
- Isle of Wight County6
- City of Hampton6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Poquoson6
- Brunswick County5
- Charles City County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Sussex County5
- City of Hopewell5
- York County5
- City of Colonial Heights5
- Mathews County4
- Northampton County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Accomack County3
- Halifax County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Martinsville3
- Chesterfield County3
- Hanover County3
- City of Richmond3
- Nottoway County3
- Henrico County3
- King and Queen County3
60 more counties
- New Kent County3
- Richmond County3
- Lancaster County3
- Middlesex County3
- Northumberland County3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Botetourt County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Lexington2
- Carroll County2
- Giles County2
- Pulaski County2
- City of Galax2
- Bedford County2
- Campbell County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Amelia County2
- Charlotte County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Caroline County2
- Essex County2
- King William County2
- Augusta County1
- Highland County1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Bland County1
- Grayson County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Bristol1
- Amherst County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Appomattox County1
- King George County1
- Stafford County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Powhatan County1
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