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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, July 2017
17 mesoscale discussions in July 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 July 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 17
- Busiest day
- July 1, 20173 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, 12:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 8 more | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott, City of Bristol | 117 min |
| Jul 1, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 5:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 113 min |
| Jul 7, 3:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 30 more | 85 min |
| Jul 8, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 7 more | 115 min |
| Jul 13, 3:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King George and 11 more | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 29 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 25 more | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | King and Queen, Lancaster, Northumberland | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 60 more | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 1:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 7:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 61 more | 94 min |
| Jul 23, 11:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Danville | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 118 min |
| Jul 24, 6:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier and 15 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County7
- Fairfax County7
- Fauquier County7
- Loudoun County7
- Prince William County7
- Warren County7
- City of Alexandria7
- City of Fairfax7
- City of Falls Church7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Orange County7
- Clarke County6
- Frederick County6
- Rappahannock County6
- City of Winchester5
- Culpeper County5
- Greene County5
- Madison County5
- Shenandoah County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- Caroline County5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- Albemarle County4
- Appomattox County4
- Augusta County4
- Highland County4
- Page County4
- Rockingham County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Staunton4
- Essex County4
- King George County4
- Richmond County4
- Stafford County4
- Henry County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Danville3
86 more counties
- City of Martinsville3
- Amherst County3
- Bath County3
- Buckingham County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Nelson County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Waynesboro3
- King and Queen County3
- Lancaster County3
- Louisa County3
- Northumberland County3
- Lee County2
- Scott County2
- City of Bristol2
- Halifax County2
- Patrick County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Campbell County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Hanover County2
- King William County2
- Brunswick County1
- Charlotte County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Russell County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
- Amelia County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- Henrico County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- James City County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince George County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
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