Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2008
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2008
24 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 24
- Busiest day
- May 9, 20087 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 8, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll and 28 more | 83 min |
| May 8, 6:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 38 more | 63 min |
| May 8, 9:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 61 more | 58 min |
| May 9, 12:06 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Halifax, City of Danville | 54 min |
| May 9, 2:32 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 60 more | 88 min |
| May 9, 5:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield and 39 more | 56 min |
| May 9, 6:37 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 36 more | 53 min |
| May 9, 8:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico, Isle of Wight and 25 more | 61 min |
| May 9, 7:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 57 min |
| May 11, 9:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 26 min |
| May 11, 11:10 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell and 4 more | 95 min |
| May 11, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight and 10 more | 2 hr |
| May 11, 2:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and 1 more | 57 min |
| May 11, 4:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 87 min |
| May 11, 7:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 90 min |
| May 11, 10:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 56 min |
| May 16, 2:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 43 more | 55 min |
| May 20, 12:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Campbell, Caroline, Charles City and 37 more | 56 min |
| May 20, 4:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 67 min |
| May 31, 8:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 13 more | 96 min |
| May 31, 12:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 52 more | 55 min |
| May 31, 4:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 7 more | 56 min |
| May 31, 6:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 56 min |
| May 31, 7:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 36 more | 53 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Brunswick County10
- Dinwiddie County10
- Greensville County10
- Sussex County10
- City of Emporia10
- City of Petersburg10
- City of Suffolk10
- Charles City County9
- Henrico County9
- New Kent County9
- Prince George County9
- City of Colonial Heights9
- City of Hopewell9
- Isle of Wight County9
- Southampton County9
- City of Chesapeake9
- Chesterfield County8
- King and Queen County8
- King William County8
- Lunenburg County8
- Mecklenburg County8
- Nottoway County8
- City of Richmond8
- Gloucester County8
- James City County8
- Middlesex County8
- City of Franklin8
- City of Portsmouth8
- City of Virginia Beach8
- City of Williamsburg8
- Charlotte County7
- Halifax County7
- Prince Edward County7
- Lancaster County7
- Mathews County7
- Northampton County7
- Surry County7
- York County7
- City of Norfolk7
- Appomattox County6
93 more counties
- Campbell County6
- Amelia County6
- Caroline County6
- Hanover County6
- Richmond County6
- Accomack County6
- Northumberland County6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Poquoson6
- Franklin County5
- Patrick County5
- Buckingham County5
- City of Danville5
- Cumberland County5
- Essex County5
- Goochland County5
- Powhatan County5
- City of Hampton5
- Bedford County4
- Dickenson County4
- Lee County4
- Scott County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Henry County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Martinsville4
- King George County4
- Louisa County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Alleghany County3
- Bland County3
- Botetourt County3
- Buchanan County3
- Craig County3
- Floyd County3
- Giles County3
- Montgomery County3
- Roanoke County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Russell County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Albemarle County3
- Amherst County3
- Nelson County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Fluvanna County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Carroll County2
- Grayson County2
- Pulaski County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Radford2
- Bath County2
- Greene County2
- Rockingham County2
- Arlington County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Prince William County2
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Augusta County1
- Highland County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Stafford County1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Page County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Winchester1
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