Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2016
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2016
4 mesoscale discussions in April 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 4
- Busiest day
- April 28, 20162 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Fairfax and 2 more | 119 min |
| Apr 7, 11:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack | 114 min |
| Apr 28, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 30 more | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 7:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Southampton, City of Danville and 3 more | 87 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Halifax County2
- City of Danville2
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Winchester1
- Accomack County1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buchanan County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Henry County1
- Highland County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.