Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2015
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2015
17 mesoscale discussions in April 2015. 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 April 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 17
- Busiest day
- April 20, 20154 mesoscale discussions
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 97 min |
| Apr 3, 6:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles and 11 more | 95 min |
| Apr 8, 1:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Buchanan, Craig, Dickenson and 14 more | 84 min |
| Apr 8, 3:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 83 min |
| Apr 8, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, City of Galax | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 6:16 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more | 59 min |
| Apr 10, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 58 more | 54 min |
| Apr 14, 4:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick and 10 more | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 2:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk and 2 more | 95 min |
| Apr 20, 1:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 68 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 30 more | 119 min |
| Apr 20, 6:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 50 more | 93 min |
| Apr 20, 11:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 53 min |
| Apr 21, 2:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 87 min |
| Apr 22, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 75 more | 118 min |
| Apr 25, 10:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Smyth, Tazewell | 86 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henry County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- City of Martinsville6
- Carroll County5
- Pulaski County5
- City of Galax5
- City of Radford5
- Halifax County5
- City of Danville5
- Patrick County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Franklin5
- City of Suffolk5
- Alleghany County4
- Craig County4
- Floyd County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Roanoke County4
- Tazewell County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Grayson County4
- Appomattox County4
- Brunswick County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Caroline County4
- Charlotte County4
- Cumberland County4
- Franklin County4
- Greensville County4
- King George County4
- Louisa County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
93 more counties
- Southampton County4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Bland County3
- Smyth County3
- Russell County3
- Amelia County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- King William County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Richmond County3
- Sussex County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Richmond3
- Albemarle County3
- Arlington County3
- Augusta County3
- Bedford County3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Greene County3
- Loudoun County3
- Madison County3
- Orange County3
- Page County3
- Prince William County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- Warren County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Winchester3
- Lee County2
- Bath County2
- Highland County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Charles City County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Gloucester County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- Lunenburg County2
- New Kent County2
- Prince George County2
- Surry County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Amherst County2
- Botetourt County2
- Frederick County2
- Nelson County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Bristol1
- Accomack County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- York County1
- City of Poquoson1
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