Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2016
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, September 2016
11 mesoscale discussions in September 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 September 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 11
- Busiest day
- September 28, 20164 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Danville and 3 more | 60 min |
| Sep 7, 3:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Buckingham and 67 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Craig and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 28, 12:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 44 more | 66 min |
| Sep 28, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Campbell, Charles City, Charlotte and 37 more | 91 min |
| Sep 28, 4:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 68 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 62 more | 88 min |
| Sep 28, 9:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 61 more | 64 min |
| Sep 29, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 14 more | 116 min |
| Sep 30, 11:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Henrico, James City, Lunenburg and 12 more | 116 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dinwiddie County8
- Nottoway County8
- Sussex County8
- Brunswick County7
- Greensville County7
- Mecklenburg County7
- Southampton County7
- City of Danville7
- City of Emporia7
- Charles City County7
- Gloucester County7
- Henrico County7
- James City County7
- New Kent County7
- Prince Edward County7
- Prince George County7
- Surry County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Hopewell7
- City of Petersburg7
- City of Williamsburg7
- Lunenburg County7
- City of Franklin6
- Amelia County6
- Appomattox County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Cumberland County6
- Goochland County6
- Hanover County6
- Isle of Wight County6
- King and Queen County6
- King William County6
- Middlesex County6
- Powhatan County6
- York County6
- City of Richmond6
- Campbell County6
- Charlotte County6
- Halifax County6
- Pittsylvania County6
83 more counties
- City of Suffolk5
- Buckingham County5
- Caroline County5
- Essex County5
- Fluvanna County5
- King George County5
- Lancaster County5
- Louisa County5
- Mathews County5
- Northumberland County5
- Richmond County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Newport News5
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Poquoson4
- Carroll County4
- Floyd County4
- Franklin County4
- Henry County4
- Patrick County4
- City of Galax4
- City of Martinsville4
- Bedford County3
- Grayson County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Albemarle County2
- Highland County2
- Nelson County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Alleghany County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Chesapeake1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Stafford County1
- Warren County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Bath County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Russell County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Amherst County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- Montgomery County1
- Wythe County1
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Sources
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