Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2008
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2008
10 mesoscale discussions in August 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 August 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 10
- Busiest day
- August 2, 20083 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Clarke and 45 more | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 2:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grayson | 90 min |
| Aug 2, 7:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 118 more | 96 min |
| Aug 7, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Essex, Fairfax, King George, Richmond and 5 more | 63 min |
| Aug 10, 1:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack | 85 min |
| Aug 10, 4:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren, City of Winchester | 84 min |
| Aug 14, 6:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 5 more | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 38 more | 85 min |
| Aug 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 34 more | 94 min |
| Aug 28, 2:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton, Sussex and 5 more | 94 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Essex County5
- King William County5
- Richmond County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Accomack County4
- Arlington County4
- Charles City County4
- Henrico County4
- King and Queen County4
- Lancaster County4
- Middlesex County4
- New Kent County4
- Northumberland County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Richmond4
- Brunswick County4
- Greensville County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Emporia4
- Caroline County3
- Clarke County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Gloucester County3
- Goochland County3
- Hanover County3
- James City County3
- King George County3
- Loudoun County3
- Louisa County3
- Mathews County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Warren County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Williamsburg3
84 more counties
- City of Winchester3
- Amelia County3
- Charlotte County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Halifax County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Danville3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- Albemarle County2
- Culpeper County2
- Frederick County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Orange County2
- Page County2
- Prince William County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Manassas2
- Grayson County2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Carroll County2
- Cumberland County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Nelson County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Powhatan County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- Alleghany County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Highland County1
- Montgomery County1
- Northampton County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Waynesboro1
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Sources
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