Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2011
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, March 2011
13 mesoscale discussions in March 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 March 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 13
- Busiest day
- March 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 12:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 42 more | 84 min |
| Mar 6, 8:04 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 21 more | 56 min |
| Mar 10, 12:51 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 17 more | 114 min |
| Mar 10, 4:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 18 more | 94 min |
| Mar 21, 3:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath | 83 min |
| Mar 23, 12:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 88 min |
| Mar 23, 3:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 6 more | 37 min |
| Mar 23, 3:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 51 more | 96 min |
| Mar 23, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 21 more | 57 min |
| Mar 23, 7:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 21 more | 65 min |
| Mar 23, 8:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 16 more | 92 min |
| Mar 23, 8:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 37 more | 66 min |
| Mar 23, 10:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 31 more | 64 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Brunswick County7
- Dinwiddie County7
- Amelia County6
- Nottoway County6
- Greensville County5
- City of Emporia5
- Appomattox County5
- Bedford County5
- Campbell County5
- City of Lynchburg5
- Carroll County5
- Grayson County5
- City of Galax5
- Chesterfield County4
- Prince George County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- Buckingham County4
- Charlotte County4
- Cumberland County4
- Halifax County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- Amherst County4
- Floyd County4
- Franklin County4
- Patrick County4
- City of Roanoke4
- Charles City County3
- Henrico County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- James City County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- York County3
- City of Chesapeake3
92 more counties
- City of Franklin3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Richmond3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Prince Edward County3
- Bath County3
- Bland County3
- Giles County3
- Pulaski County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- Washington County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Radford3
- Henry County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Arlington County2
- Caroline County2
- Gloucester County2
- Hanover County2
- King and Queen County2
- King George County2
- King William County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Louisa County2
- Powhatan County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Albemarle County2
- Alleghany County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Greene County2
- Lee County2
- Madison County2
- Montgomery County2
- Nelson County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Covington2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Salem2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Essex County1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Northampton County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Highland County1
- Page County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- Wise County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Norton1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Winchester1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Loudoun County1
- Prince William County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
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Sources
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