Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2008
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, February 2008
14 mesoscale discussions in February 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 February 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 14
- Busiest day
- February 6, 20084 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 7:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:36 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:00 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson | 87 min |
| Feb 6, 4:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 48 more | 86 min |
| Feb 6, 8:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Lee, Russell and 8 more | 116 min |
| Feb 6, 6:09 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Highland, City of Covington | 66 min |
| Feb 6, 9:41 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 9 more | 64 min |
| Feb 12, 4:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Clarke and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 15 more | 30 min |
| Feb 18, 6:18 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk and 3 more | 57 min |
| Feb 22, 12:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick and 72 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 28 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Culpeper County6
- Fauquier County6
- Clarke County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- Loudoun County5
- Prince William County5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- City of Manassas5
- City of Manassas Park5
- Craig County4
- Bath County4
- Frederick County4
- Greene County4
- Page County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- City of Winchester4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Poquoson4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Madison County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Bland County3
- Giles County3
- Montgomery County3
- Roanoke County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Radford3
- City of Salem3
- Alleghany County3
- Amherst County3
- Augusta County3
- Highland County3
88 more counties
- Nelson County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Dickenson County3
- Albemarle County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Orange County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- King George County3
- Mathews County3
- Northampton County3
- York County3
- Floyd County2
- Pulaski County2
- Smyth County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- City of Roanoke2
- Appomattox County2
- Buchanan County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Louisa County2
- Russell County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Gloucester County2
- Greensville County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- James City County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Essex County2
- Hanover County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Carroll County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Galax1
- Franklin County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charlotte County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Goochland County1
- Halifax County1
- Henrico County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
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Sources
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