Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2012
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2012
12 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- May 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 42 more | 2 hr |
| May 1, 5:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 86 min |
| May 2, 1:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 46 more | 2 hr |
| May 2, 4:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester | 2 hr |
| May 4, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince William and 6 more | 2 hr |
| May 15, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 100 more | 67 min |
| May 22, 2:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 91 min |
| May 24, 1:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 57 more | 87 min |
| May 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Frederick | 64 min |
| May 27, 6:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 56 min |
| May 29, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 11 more | 53 min |
| May 29, 7:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Goochland, King George, Louisa, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 2 more | 57 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clarke County6
- Frederick County6
- Goochland County5
- Loudoun County5
- City of Winchester5
- Amelia County4
- Appomattox County4
- Brunswick County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Cumberland County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Halifax County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Nelson County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Richmond4
- Isle of Wight County4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Suffolk4
- Caroline County4
- Greene County4
- Louisa County4
- Madison County4
- Page County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Fauquier County4
- Warren County4
- Amherst County3
- Bedford County3
77 more counties
- Franklin County3
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Danville3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
- Southampton County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Albemarle County3
- Culpeper County3
- Greensville County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- Orange County3
- Prince George County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Prince William County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- King George County3
- Stafford County3
- Botetourt County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Grayson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- Augusta County2
- Charles City County2
- Essex County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- New Kent County2
- Surry County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Shenandoah County2
- Alleghany County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Pulaski County1
- City of Covington1
- Gloucester County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- Highland County1
- Rockingham County1
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Sources
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