Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2009
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, March 2009
4 mesoscale discussions in March 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 March 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 4
- Busiest day
- March 1, 20092 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 1, 1:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 30 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:01 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 37 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Falls Church and 1 more | 116 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amelia County2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Caroline County2
- Charlotte County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Halifax County2
- Hanover County2
- King William County2
- Louisa County2
- Nelson County2
- Nottoway County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Richmond2
- Arlington County2
- City of Falls Church2
- Botetourt County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Danville1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Albemarle County1
- Culpeper County1
28 more counties
- Essex County1
- Fairfax County1
- King George County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Orange County1
- Prince William County1
- Richmond County1
- Stafford County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Warren County1
- City of Winchester1
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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.