Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2008
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, March 2008
12 mesoscale discussions in March 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 March 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- March 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 6:33 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 6 more | 87 min |
| Mar 4, 4:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise, City of Norton | 94 min |
| Mar 4, 7:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Highland, Shenandoah | 56 min |
| Mar 4, 9:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 1 more | 64 min |
| Mar 5, 12:23 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack | 67 min |
| Mar 8, 5:47 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake | 118 min |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Northampton, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 12:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 30 more | 61 min |
| Mar 19, 2:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Wise | 58 min |
| Mar 19, 4:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 3 more | 66 min |
| Mar 19, 7:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Russell, Scott and 4 more | 86 min |
| Mar 19, 11:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Culpeper and 18 more | 62 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greensville County3
- City of Emporia3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Wise County3
- Charles City County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Prince George County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Norton2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Accomack County2
- Goochland County2
- Powhatan County2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Portsmouth1
- Highland County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Brunswick County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Hanover County1
42 more counties
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Bland County1
- Giles County1
- Smyth County1
- Washington County1
- Albemarle County1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Culpeper County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Greene County1
- Henry County1
- Louisa County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Orange County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.