Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2010
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2010
15 mesoscale discussions in August 2010. 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 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 15
- Busiest day
- August 5, 20105 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 4, 5:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 70 more | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 7:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 66 more | 87 min |
| Aug 5, 8:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Tazewell, Wise and 1 more | 114 min |
| Aug 5, 12:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 84 more | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 4 more | 90 min |
| Aug 5, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 111 more | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 6:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 110 more | 97 min |
| Aug 12, 7:01 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 119 min |
| Aug 12, 9:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 33 more | 91 min |
| Aug 12, 12:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 41 more | 94 min |
| Aug 12, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 28 more | 83 min |
| Aug 12, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 40 more | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 2:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 96 more | 89 min |
| Aug 18, 4:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 33 more | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 3:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 37 more | 89 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buckingham County10
- Cumberland County10
- Goochland County10
- Hanover County10
- Powhatan County10
- Prince Edward County10
- Amelia County9
- Caroline County9
- Charles City County9
- Chesterfield County9
- Fluvanna County9
- Henrico County9
- King and Queen County9
- King William County9
- Louisa County9
- New Kent County9
- Nottoway County9
- City of Colonial Heights9
- City of Hopewell9
- City of Petersburg9
- City of Richmond9
- Albemarle County8
- Appomattox County8
- Arlington County8
- Essex County8
- Gloucester County8
- Greene County8
- James City County8
- King George County8
- Lancaster County8
- Middlesex County8
- Orange County8
- Spotsylvania County8
- City of Alexandria8
- City of Charlottesville8
- City of Fredericksburg8
- Dinwiddie County8
- Lunenburg County8
- Prince George County8
- Surry County8
93 more counties
- Amherst County7
- Bedford County7
- Botetourt County7
- Campbell County7
- Charlotte County7
- Clarke County7
- Culpeper County7
- Fairfax County7
- Fauquier County7
- Loudoun County7
- Madison County7
- Nelson County7
- Page County7
- Prince William County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Richmond County7
- Rockbridge County7
- Rockingham County7
- Stafford County7
- Warren County7
- Westmoreland County7
- City of Buena Vista7
- City of Fairfax7
- City of Falls Church7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Lexington7
- City of Lynchburg7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- City of Staunton7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Pittsylvania County7
- Sussex County7
- City of Williamsburg7
- Augusta County6
- Frederick County6
- Northumberland County6
- Shenandoah County6
- City of Winchester6
- Franklin County6
- Montgomery County6
- Roanoke County6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- Mathews County6
- York County6
- Brunswick County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Alleghany County5
- Bath County5
- Highland County5
- City of Covington5
- Craig County5
- Floyd County5
- Henry County5
- Patrick County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Martinsville5
- Halifax County5
- Northampton County5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Poquoson5
- Greensville County5
- City of Emporia5
- Giles County4
- City of Radford4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Southampton County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Bland County3
- Carroll County3
- Pulaski County3
- Dickenson County3
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Grayson County3
- Smyth County3
- Accomack County3
- Buchanan County2
- Tazewell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Wythe County2
- City of Galax2
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