Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2012
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, December 2012
4 mesoscale discussions in December 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 December 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 4
- Busiest day
- December 26, 20122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 12:24 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 40 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:34 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Highland, City of Covington | 2 hr |
| Dec 26, 12:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 26, 6:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 13 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Gloucester County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- James City County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northampton County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Bath County2
- Highland County2
- City of Covington2
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King George County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
34 more counties
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Alleghany County1
- Albemarle County1
- Amherst County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
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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.