Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2011
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2011
25 mesoscale discussions in August 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 25
- Busiest day
- August 27, 20115 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 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 25 more | 83 min |
| Aug 3, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 79 more | 87 min |
| Aug 3, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise and 2 more | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 12:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick and 48 more | 53 min |
| Aug 13, 1:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 31 more | 117 min |
| Aug 13, 2:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 113 min |
| Aug 13, 4:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 18 more | 115 min |
| Aug 14, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 61 more | 55 min |
| Aug 14, 3:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Buckingham and 29 more | 58 min |
| Aug 14, 6:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 60 more | 53 min |
| Aug 18, 2:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 27 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 96 min |
| Aug 19, 3:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Fairfax and 31 more | 62 min |
| Aug 21, 11:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 22 more | 90 min |
| Aug 21, 6:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 66 more | 63 min |
| Aug 21, 7:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 18 more | 63 min |
| Aug 25, 2:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 50 more | 58 min |
| Aug 25, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 45 more | 96 min |
| Aug 26, 11:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 30 more | 84 min |
| Aug 27, 3:06 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Mathews, Northampton, York and 9 more | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 7:52 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Northampton and 9 more | 113 min |
| Aug 27, 10:31 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 4 more | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 1:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City and 26 more | 119 min |
| Aug 29, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton, Sussex and 9 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Isle of Wight County11
- City of Hampton11
- City of Newport News11
- City of Norfolk11
- Madison County10
- Orange County10
- Brunswick County10
- Gloucester County10
- Mecklenburg County10
- York County10
- City of Chesapeake10
- City of Hopewell10
- City of Poquoson10
- City of Portsmouth10
- City of Suffolk10
- City of Virginia Beach10
- Caroline County9
- Culpeper County9
- King George County9
- Stafford County9
- City of Charlottesville9
- City of Fredericksburg9
- Amelia County9
- Buckingham County9
- Chesterfield County9
- Dinwiddie County9
- Henrico County9
- King William County9
- Lunenburg County9
- Mathews County9
- Northampton County9
- Nottoway County9
- Pittsylvania County9
- Southampton County9
- Surry County9
- Sussex County9
- City of Colonial Heights9
- City of Danville9
- City of Franklin9
- City of Martinsville9
93 more counties
- City of Petersburg9
- City of Williamsburg9
- Greene County8
- Louisa County8
- Prince William County8
- Spotsylvania County8
- Westmoreland County8
- Accomack County8
- Albemarle County8
- Amherst County8
- Appomattox County8
- Campbell County8
- Charles City County8
- Cumberland County8
- Essex County8
- Greensville County8
- James City County8
- King and Queen County8
- Nelson County8
- New Kent County8
- Powhatan County8
- Prince Edward County8
- Prince George County8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Richmond8
- Arlington County7
- Fairfax County7
- Loudoun County7
- City of Alexandria7
- City of Fairfax7
- City of Falls Church7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Bedford County7
- Charlotte County7
- Fluvanna County7
- Franklin County7
- Goochland County7
- Halifax County7
- Henry County7
- Lancaster County7
- Middlesex County7
- Richmond County7
- City of Lynchburg7
- Fauquier County6
- Rappahannock County6
- Warren County6
- Hanover County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Lexington6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Patrick County6
- Clarke County5
- Page County5
- City of Winchester5
- Botetourt County5
- Northumberland County5
- Roanoke County5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- Frederick County4
- Floyd County4
- Montgomery County4
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Alleghany County3
- Carroll County3
- Craig County3
- Grayson County3
- Pulaski County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Galax3
- City of Radford3
- Dickenson County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Bland County2
- Giles County2
- Augusta County2
- Bath County2
- Highland County2
- Smyth County2
- City of Staunton2
- Lee County1
- Buchanan County1
- Tazewell County1
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