Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2011
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, September 2011
19 mesoscale discussions in September 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 September 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 19
- Busiest day
- September 6, 20116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 18 more | 59 min |
| Sep 3, 1:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 34 more | 91 min |
| Sep 4, 3:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan and 25 more | 60 min |
| Sep 5, 5:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 12 more | 53 min |
| Sep 5, 7:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 22 more | 113 min |
| Sep 5, 11:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll and 16 more | 88 min |
| Sep 6, 3:30 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick and 3 more | 60 min |
| Sep 6, 8:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Southampton | 85 min |
| Sep 6, 12:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Isle of Wight and 15 more | 64 min |
| Sep 6, 4:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton, Surry and 7 more | 64 min |
| Sep 6, 7:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Chesapeake and 4 more | 117 min |
| Sep 7, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Greensville, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King William and 11 more | 65 min |
| Sep 7, 10:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Essex, King and Queen, King George, King William, New Kent and 3 more | 114 min |
| Sep 8, 6:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 114 min |
| Sep 11, 6:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 24 more | 97 min |
| Sep 14, 3:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 53 min |
| Sep 26, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Washington and 3 more | 59 min |
| Sep 30, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 5:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 88 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henry County7
- Patrick County7
- Southampton County7
- Franklin County6
- City of Roanoke6
- Pittsylvania County6
- City of Martinsville6
- Greensville County6
- City of Emporia6
- City of Franklin6
- Floyd County5
- Montgomery County5
- Roanoke County5
- City of Salem5
- Halifax County5
- City of Danville5
- Sussex County5
- Alleghany County4
- Botetourt County4
- Carroll County4
- Craig County4
- Grayson County4
- Pulaski County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Galax4
- City of Radford4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Brunswick County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- Bath County3
- Bland County3
- Giles County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- Washington County3
- Amherst County3
73 more counties
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Highland County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Shenandoah County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- Surry County3
- Arlington County3
- King George County3
- City of Alexandria3
- Augusta County2
- Nelson County2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Buchanan County2
- Page County2
- Russell County2
- Buckingham County2
- Cumberland County2
- Prince Edward County2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Newport News2
- Charles City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- New Kent County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Fairfax County2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Loudoun County2
- Warren County2
- City of Winchester2
- Albemarle County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Lunenburg County1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Poquoson1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Essex County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Northumberland County1
- Orange County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Dickenson County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Dinwiddie County1
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