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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, July 2016
32 mesoscale discussions in July 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 July 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 32
- Busiest day
- July 28, 20165 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 5:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 12 more | 92 min |
| Jul 2, 12:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles and 11 more | 115 min |
| Jul 5, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 19 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 7:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grayson, Smyth, Washington, Wythe, City of Bristol, City of Galax | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 3:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 6:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 1:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 3:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 18 more | 88 min |
| Jul 8, 3:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 5:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 4:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell and 21 more | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 12 more | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 48 more | 113 min |
| Jul 19, 3:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 42 more | 59 min |
| Jul 19, 6:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Campbell, Charles City, Charlotte and 36 more | 88 min |
| Jul 19, 11:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 50 more | 91 min |
| Jul 23, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Frederick | 64 min |
| Jul 25, 3:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline, Clarke and 41 more | 115 min |
| Jul 25, 5:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more | 88 min |
| Jul 25, 7:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 84 min |
| Jul 27, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 75 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 35 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 36 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 50 more | 95 min |
| Jul 28, 6:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 63 more | 83 min |
| Jul 28, 9:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell and 15 more | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 10:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 26 more | 89 min |
| Jul 30, 12:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 59 more | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 3:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 43 more | 116 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fauquier County13
- Rappahannock County13
- Spotsylvania County13
- Arlington County12
- Culpeper County12
- Fairfax County12
- Prince William County12
- Stafford County12
- City of Alexandria12
- City of Fairfax12
- City of Falls Church12
- City of Manassas12
- City of Manassas Park12
- Hanover County12
- Loudoun County11
- Madison County11
- Franklin County11
- Amelia County11
- Lunenburg County11
- Albemarle County11
- City of Charlottesville11
- King George County10
- Orange County10
- City of Fredericksburg10
- Pittsylvania County10
- Appomattox County10
- Nottoway County10
- Bedford County10
- Fluvanna County10
- Goochland County10
- Louisa County10
- City of Martinsville9
- Brunswick County9
- Campbell County9
- Dinwiddie County9
- Mecklenburg County9
- Prince Edward County9
- Cumberland County9
- Powhatan County9
- Shenandoah County9
93 more counties
- Warren County9
- Floyd County8
- Henry County8
- Patrick County8
- City of Danville8
- Charlotte County8
- City of Colonial Heights8
- City of Petersburg8
- Buckingham County8
- Nelson County8
- City of Lynchburg8
- Amherst County8
- Caroline County8
- Chesterfield County8
- King and Queen County8
- City of Richmond8
- City of Waynesboro8
- Greene County8
- Frederick County8
- Page County8
- Alleghany County7
- Halifax County7
- City of Hopewell7
- City of Roanoke7
- City of Salem7
- Henrico County7
- King William County7
- Northumberland County7
- Clarke County7
- City of Winchester7
- Rockingham County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- Wythe County6
- Botetourt County6
- Craig County6
- Montgomery County6
- Roanoke County6
- City of Covington6
- Westmoreland County6
- Charles City County6
- Essex County6
- James City County6
- Lancaster County6
- New Kent County6
- Prince George County6
- Richmond County6
- Surry County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Carroll County5
- City of Galax5
- Bath County5
- Bland County5
- Giles County5
- Scott County5
- City of Emporia5
- Pulaski County5
- City of Radford5
- Augusta County5
- Gloucester County5
- Middlesex County5
- Sussex County5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Staunton5
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Grayson County4
- Lee County4
- Russell County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Bristol4
- City of Norton4
- Greensville County4
- Rockbridge County4
- York County4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Poquoson4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Highland County4
- Accomack County3
- Mathews County3
- Northampton County3
- Southampton County3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Franklin2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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