Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2012
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, March 2012
21 mesoscale discussions in March 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 March 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 21
- Busiest day
- March 24, 20127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 8:33 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 57 min |
| Mar 1, 12:20 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Russell and 7 more | 85 min |
| Mar 1, 3:21 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton and 13 more | 54 min |
| Mar 2, 12:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 7:37 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 2 more | 83 min |
| Mar 15, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 97 min |
| Mar 19, 3:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Highland, City of Covington | 93 min |
| Mar 20, 3:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 41 more | 116 min |
| Mar 21, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 49 more | 113 min |
| Mar 24, 12:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 13 more | 117 min |
| Mar 24, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles and 8 more | 59 min |
| Mar 24, 2:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Floyd, Franklin, Halifax and 5 more | 66 min |
| Mar 24, 4:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and 7 more | 59 min |
| Mar 24, 6:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 42 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 92 min |
| Mar 24, 7:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City and 23 more | 116 min |
| Mar 24, 10:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland and 15 more | 97 min |
| Mar 28, 10:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Madison and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Frederick, Highland, Shenandoah | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan and 15 more | 113 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Floyd County7
- Alleghany County7
- Bath County7
- City of Covington7
- Scott County6
- Grayson County6
- Patrick County6
- Pulaski County6
- Wythe County6
- City of Galax6
- City of Radford6
- Highland County6
- Craig County6
- Giles County6
- Montgomery County6
- Roanoke County6
- Lee County5
- Carroll County5
- Brunswick County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Greensville County5
- City of Emporia5
- Botetourt County5
- Franklin County5
- Henry County5
- City of Salem5
- Bland County5
- Dickenson County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Russell County4
- Prince George County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- Appomattox County4
- Augusta County4
- Campbell County4
- Halifax County4
76 more counties
- Rockbridge County4
- Rockingham County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Staunton4
- Amelia County4
- Nottoway County4
- Smyth County3
- City of Bristol3
- Southampton County3
- Buchanan County3
- Albemarle County3
- Bedford County3
- Buckingham County3
- Charlotte County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Cumberland County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Charles City County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Goochland County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- King William County3
- New Kent County3
- Powhatan County3
- City of Richmond3
- Washington County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Surry County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Amherst County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Prince Edward County2
- Tazewell County2
- Frederick County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Greene County1
- Caroline County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- Louisa County1
- Middlesex County1
- Orange County1
- Richmond County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Loudoun County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Warren County1
- City of Winchester1
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Sources
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