Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2017
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, March 2017
13 mesoscale discussions in March 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 March 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 13
- Busiest day
- March 1, 20176 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 6:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Wise | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 2 more | 92 min |
| Mar 1, 9:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 77 more | 91 min |
| Mar 1, 12:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt and 44 more | 65 min |
| Mar 1, 12:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 41 more | 55 min |
| Mar 1, 2:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Chesterfield, Gloucester, Henrico, James City and 16 more | 55 min |
| Mar 13, 10:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Page and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 39 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield and 38 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:57 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, Isle of Wight and 20 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania and 5 more | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 6:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dinwiddie, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 9 more | 94 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mecklenburg County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Prince George County5
- Southampton County5
- Surry County5
- Sussex County5
- City of Emporia5
- Amelia County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Clarke County4
- Fairfax County4
- Fauquier County4
- Frederick County4
- Halifax County4
- Henry County4
- Loudoun County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Nottoway County4
- Page County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Rockingham County4
- Warren County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Winchester4
- Brunswick County4
- Charles City County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Greensville County4
- Henrico County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- James City County4
- York County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Colonial Heights4
90 more counties
- City of Franklin4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Albemarle County3
- Amherst County3
- Arlington County3
- Augusta County3
- Bedford County3
- Botetourt County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Cumberland County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Greene County3
- Hanover County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Patrick County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Prince William County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Richmond3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Gloucester County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- New Kent County3
- City of Poquoson3
- Dickenson County2
- Lee County2
- Wise County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bath County2
- Carroll County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Highland County2
- Orange County2
- Roanoke County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Galax2
- Accomack County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northampton County2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Buchanan County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Tazewell County1
- City of Norton1
- Alleghany County1
- Bland County1
- Caroline County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- King George County1
- Louisa County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Radford1
- Essex County1
- Westmoreland County1
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Sources
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