Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2017
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2017
10 mesoscale discussions in April 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 10
- Busiest day
- April 6, 20174 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 5, 7:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 12:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin and 8 more | 114 min |
| Apr 6, 5:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 67 more | 91 min |
| Apr 6, 10:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 67 min |
| Apr 6, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Fairfax and 28 more | 57 min |
| Apr 21, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Grayson, Lee and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 106 more | 56 min |
| Apr 22, 11:57 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd and 18 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 23 more | 95 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Charlotte County5
- Halifax County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- City of Danville5
- Brunswick County5
- Campbell County4
- Caroline County4
- Charles City County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Essex County4
- Fairfax County4
- Gloucester County4
- Goochland County4
- Greensville County4
- Hanover County4
- Henrico County4
- King and Queen County4
- King George County4
- King William County4
- Lancaster County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Middlesex County4
- New Kent County4
- Northumberland County4
- Nottoway County4
- Orange County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince William County4
- Richmond County4
- Southampton County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Franklin4
90 more counties
- City of Fredericksburg4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- City of Richmond4
- City of Suffolk4
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
- Amelia County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- James City County3
- Louisa County3
- Prince George County3
- Surry County3
- Westmoreland County3
- York County3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Arlington County3
- City of Falls Church3
- Carroll County3
- Grayson County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Galax3
- Lee County2
- Albemarle County2
- Buckingham County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Mathews County2
- Nelson County2
- Prince Edward County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- Bland County2
- Russell County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Augusta County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fauquier County2
- Greene County2
- Loudoun County2
- Madison County2
- Montgomery County2
- Page County2
- Pulaski County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Bath County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Winchester1
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Sources
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