Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2010
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2010
18 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 18
- Busiest day
- May 28, 20104 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 2, 2:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan | 57 min |
| May 2, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 26 more | 60 min |
| May 2, 7:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more | 93 min |
| May 2, 8:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more | 63 min |
| May 3, 10:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton, Sussex and 7 more | 2 hr |
| May 8, 2:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise, City of Norton | 54 min |
| May 12, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 38 more | 67 min |
| May 14, 11:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 36 more | 2 hr |
| May 14, 6:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 11 more | 55 min |
| May 15, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise and 2 more | 58 min |
| May 17, 12:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 2 more | 57 min |
| May 17, 6:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 2 hr |
| May 23, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 47 more | 57 min |
| May 27, 4:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George and 11 more | 62 min |
| May 27, 8:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and 7 more | 97 min |
| May 28, 1:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Russell, Scott, Smyth, Washington, City of Bristol | 67 min |
| May 28, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Buchanan, Craig and 20 more | 53 min |
| May 28, 6:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax and 8 more | 87 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County6
- Culpeper County6
- Fairfax County6
- Fauquier County6
- Loudoun County6
- Prince William County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Falls Church6
- City of Manassas6
- City of Manassas Park6
- Dickenson County6
- Scott County6
- Wise County6
- City of Norton6
- Buchanan County5
- Clarke County5
- Rappahannock County5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Lee County5
- Russell County5
- City of Bristol5
- Augusta County4
- Frederick County4
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Stafford County4
- Warren County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Winchester4
- Washington County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Lexington4
- Bath County3
- Highland County3
- Orange County3
70 more counties
- Page County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Brunswick County3
- Greensville County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- City of Emporia3
- Albemarle County3
- Alleghany County3
- Amelia County3
- Amherst County3
- Charlotte County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Louisa County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Nelson County3
- Nottoway County3
- Prince Edward County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Covington3
- King George County2
- Tazewell County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Southampton County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Suffolk2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Craig County2
- Cumberland County2
- Franklin County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- King William County2
- Powhatan County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Richmond2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Halifax County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Martinsville2
- Smyth County2
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- Botetourt County1
- Caroline County1
- Montgomery County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Charles City County1
- Henry County1
- James City County1
- New Kent County1
- Prince George County1
- Surry County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Bland County1
- Giles County1
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Sources
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