Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2016
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, February 2016
12 mesoscale discussions in February 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 February 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- February 24, 20168 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 9:52 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 78 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 56 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:11 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick and 32 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:29 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:14 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:46 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 119 min |
| Feb 24, 11:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Suffolk | 89 min |
| Feb 24, 1:18 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 84 more | 117 min |
| Feb 24, 2:55 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Mecklenburg, City of Danville | 95 min |
| Feb 24, 3:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 10 more | 54 min |
| Feb 24, 4:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 63 more | 89 min |
| Feb 24, 6:40 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 37 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chesterfield County6
- King George County6
- Amelia County5
- Brunswick County5
- Caroline County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Essex County5
- Hanover County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Orange County5
- Richmond County5
- Stafford County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Richmond5
- Appomattox County4
- Bedford County4
- Botetourt County4
- Charles City County4
- Charlotte County4
- Cumberland County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Gloucester County4
- Goochland County4
- Greensville County4
- Halifax County4
- Henrico County4
- Henry County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- James City County4
- Lancaster County4
- Louisa County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mathews County4
- Middlesex County4
- New Kent County4
92 more counties
- Northumberland County4
- Nottoway County4
- Patrick County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Prince George County4
- Southampton County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- York County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Poquoson4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Arlington County4
- Culpeper County4
- Fairfax County4
- Fauquier County4
- Prince William County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- City of Suffolk4
- Albemarle County3
- Amherst County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Craig County3
- Franklin County3
- Greene County3
- Nelson County3
- Northampton County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Loudoun County3
- Madison County3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Accomack County2
- Alleghany County2
- Augusta County2
- Floyd County2
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Salem2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Warren County2
- City of Winchester2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Bath County1
- Highland County1
- Page County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
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