Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2014
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2014
15 mesoscale discussions in May 2014. 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 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 15
- Busiest day
- May 15, 20143 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 5, 3:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Floyd, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 7 more | 59 min |
| May 5, 10:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 27 more | 3 hr |
| May 14, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Augusta, Bath, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg and 1 more | 117 min |
| May 15, 8:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin and 14 more | 2 hr |
| May 15, 3:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 53 more | 53 min |
| May 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Clarke and 35 more | 96 min |
| May 21, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline and 70 more | 3 hr |
| May 21, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Essex, King George, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford and 2 more | 96 min |
| May 22, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 44 more | 116 min |
| May 22, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 2 hr |
| May 22, 6:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover and 33 more | 84 min |
| May 27, 1:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 62 min |
| May 27, 5:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 22 more | 57 min |
| May 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more | 36 min |
| May 28, 2:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Augusta, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 62 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hanover County8
- Henrico County8
- City of Colonial Heights8
- City of Petersburg8
- City of Richmond8
- Amelia County7
- Chesterfield County7
- Cumberland County7
- Goochland County7
- Powhatan County7
- City of Hopewell7
- Stafford County7
- Dinwiddie County6
- Fluvanna County6
- New Kent County6
- Shenandoah County6
- Caroline County6
- Clarke County6
- Culpeper County6
- Fairfax County6
- Fauquier County6
- Frederick County6
- King George County6
- Loudoun County6
- Prince William County6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Falls Church6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- City of Manassas6
- City of Manassas Park6
- City of Winchester6
- Charles City County5
- James City County5
- Nottoway County5
- Prince George County5
- Surry County5
- York County5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Prince Edward County5
- Arlington County5
69 more counties
- Louisa County5
- Orange County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Warren County5
- City of Alexandria5
- Essex County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Northumberland County5
- Richmond County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Halifax County4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Poquoson4
- Rockingham County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- Lunenburg County4
- Madison County4
- Page County4
- Accomack County4
- Gloucester County4
- Lancaster County4
- Mathews County4
- Middlesex County4
- Franklin County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Roanoke3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Augusta County3
- Appomattox County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Albemarle County3
- Buckingham County3
- Greene County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Northampton County3
- Floyd County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Salem2
- Southampton County2
- City of Franklin2
- Highland County2
- Bedford County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Brunswick County2
- Greensville County2
- Nelson County2
- City of Emporia2
- Pulaski County1
- City of Radford1
- Bath County1
- Roanoke County1
- Lee County1
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Sources
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