Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2013
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2013
10 mesoscale discussions in May 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 10
- Busiest day
- May 11, 20132 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 6, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Grayson, Russell, Scott and 8 more | 62 min |
| May 7, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 24 more | 64 min |
| May 11, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 86 more | 91 min |
| May 11, 7:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 63 more | 64 min |
| May 16, 12:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland and 15 more | 56 min |
| May 16, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Buckingham, Caroline, Cumberland, Essex and 21 more | 3 hr |
| May 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 60 min |
| May 22, 3:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt and 23 more | 67 min |
| May 23, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick and 59 more | 53 min |
| May 28, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Buckingham, Caroline, Chesterfield, Culpeper and 35 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Albemarle County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- Buckingham County6
- Cumberland County6
- Henrico County6
- Powhatan County6
- City of Richmond6
- Caroline County6
- Essex County6
- Fluvanna County6
- Goochland County6
- Hanover County6
- King and Queen County6
- King George County6
- King William County6
- Louisa County6
- Orange County6
- Richmond County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Westmoreland County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Chesterfield County5
- Culpeper County5
- Greene County5
- Madison County5
- Nelson County5
- Northumberland County5
- Stafford County5
- Amelia County4
- Appomattox County4
- Brunswick County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Halifax County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Nottoway County4
- Prince Edward County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
82 more counties
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Petersburg4
- Fauquier County4
- Lancaster County4
- Loudoun County4
- Middlesex County4
- New Kent County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Greensville County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- Amherst County3
- Arlington County3
- Clarke County3
- Fairfax County3
- Page County3
- Prince William County3
- Warren County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Winchester3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Bedford County2
- City of Danville2
- Accomack County2
- Charles City County2
- Gloucester County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- James City County2
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Frederick County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Carroll County1
- Grayson County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Lee County1
- Alleghany County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Highland County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
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Sources
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