Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2009
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2009
12 mesoscale discussions in August 2009. 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- August 21, 20093 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, 11:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico and 31 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Washington, City of Bristol | 90 min |
| Aug 6, 12:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 90 min |
| Aug 11, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson and 22 more | 87 min |
| Aug 12, 11:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton and 14 more | 92 min |
| Aug 19, 6:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 6 more | 55 min |
| Aug 21, 12:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Caroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Fairfax and 26 more | 119 min |
| Aug 21, 3:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 28 more | 84 min |
| Aug 21, 7:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George and 11 more | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 11:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, York and 7 more | 96 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Chesapeake6
- Gloucester County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Lancaster County5
- Middlesex County5
- New Kent County5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Portsmouth5
- City of Suffolk5
- Essex County4
- Henrico County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- James City County4
- Northumberland County4
- Richmond County4
- Southampton County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- Westmoreland County4
- York County4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Poquoson4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Charles City County3
- Greensville County3
- Mathews County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Chesterfield County3
- King George County3
- City of Richmond3
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
62 more counties
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Brunswick County2
- Amelia County2
- Arlington County2
- Caroline County2
- Fairfax County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince William County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Buchanan County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Dickenson County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Fluvanna County1
- Louisa County1
- Orange County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Loudoun County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Warren County1
- City of Winchester1
- Mecklenburg County1
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Sources
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