Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2016
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2016
12 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- May 2, 20163 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 1, 3:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 61 min |
| May 1, 7:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll and 19 more | 60 min |
| May 2, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 61 more | 116 min |
| May 2, 2:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 21 more | 62 min |
| May 2, 6:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 47 more | 56 min |
| May 3, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham and 48 more | 117 min |
| May 3, 5:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 11 more | 62 min |
| May 10, 7:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Franklin and 10 more | 94 min |
| May 11, 12:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 96 min |
| May 13, 1:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 5 more | 2 hr |
| May 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Henry | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Nottoway County5
- Bedford County4
- Amelia County4
- Charlotte County4
- Halifax County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Franklin County3
- Patrick County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Albemarle County3
- Appomattox County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Cumberland County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Henry County3
- Louisa County3
- Nelson County3
- Orange County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Brunswick County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Greensville County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- New Kent County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
85 more counties
- Sussex County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Richmond3
- City of Suffolk3
- Alleghany County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Radford2
- Amherst County2
- Greene County2
- Lee County2
- Madison County2
- Wise County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Norton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Charles City County2
- James City County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Caroline County2
- Essex County2
- Fairfax County2
- King and Queen County2
- King George County2
- King William County2
- Prince William County2
- Richmond County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Grayson County1
- Highland County1
- Page County1
- Rockingham County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Galax1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- Arlington County1
- Gloucester County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Rappahannock County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Northampton County1
- York County1
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