Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2012
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2012
5 mesoscale discussions in April 2012. 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 April 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 5
- Busiest day
- April 26, 20124 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland and 60 more | 89 min |
| Apr 26, 7:24 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 4 more | 96 min |
| Apr 26, 8:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, Smyth, Washington and 4 more | 88 min |
| Apr 26, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise | 83 min |
| Apr 26, 6:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 95 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Bristol4
- Dickenson County3
- Grayson County3
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Smyth County3
- City of Norton3
- Buchanan County2
- Carroll County2
- Henry County2
- Patrick County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Martinsville2
- Alleghany County1
- Amelia County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Brunswick County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Craig County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Greensville County1
- Halifax County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
26 more counties
- Montgomery County1
- Nottoway County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Tazewell County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Covington1
- City of Danville1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Williamsburg1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.