Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2017
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2017
27 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 27
- Busiest day
- May 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 30 more | 2 hr |
| May 1, 8:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 33 more | 92 min |
| May 2, 3:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| May 5, 2:28 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 9 more | 92 min |
| May 5, 5:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico, Isle of Wight and 24 more | 94 min |
| May 5, 8:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Mathews, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 5 more | 93 min |
| May 5, 6:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Clarke and 36 more | 90 min |
| May 10, 7:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland and 9 more | 115 min |
| May 11, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 6 more | 3 hr |
| May 11, 4:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin and 21 more | 2 hr |
| May 19, 2:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll and 35 more | 2 hr |
| May 19, 3:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 19 more | 114 min |
| May 22, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 89 min |
| May 24, 3:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 3 more | 2 hr |
| May 24, 3:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 55 min |
| May 24, 6:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Scott, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 24 min |
| May 24, 6:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight and 9 more | 91 min |
| May 25, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 74 more | 61 min |
| May 27, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 85 min |
| May 27, 4:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 51 more | 89 min |
| May 27, 6:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 25 more | 64 min |
| May 27, 6:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Brunswick and 63 more | 93 min |
| May 27, 9:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Nottoway, Southampton and 4 more | 30 min |
| May 27, 10:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grayson, Lee, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol, City of Galax | 89 min |
| May 28, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia and 5 more | 63 min |
| May 30, 5:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 64 min |
| May 31, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 55 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greensville County12
- City of Emporia12
- Brunswick County11
- Dinwiddie County11
- Southampton County11
- Sussex County11
- Mecklenburg County10
- Isle of Wight County10
- City of Franklin10
- City of Suffolk10
- Halifax County9
- Lunenburg County9
- Nottoway County9
- City of Chesapeake9
- City of Portsmouth9
- Amelia County8
- Cumberland County8
- Orange County8
- City of Richmond8
- City of Virginia Beach8
- Caroline County7
- Chesterfield County7
- Hanover County7
- Louisa County7
- Powhatan County7
- Prince Edward County7
- Spotsylvania County7
- City of Fredericksburg7
- Charles City County7
- Henrico County7
- Prince George County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Hopewell7
- City of Norfolk7
- City of Petersburg7
- Appomattox County6
- Henry County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- City of Martinsville6
- Charlotte County6
92 more counties
- Culpeper County6
- Goochland County6
- Madison County6
- Stafford County6
- City of Danville6
- City of Hampton6
- King William County6
- Lee County6
- Scott County6
- Campbell County5
- Carroll County5
- Floyd County5
- Franklin County5
- Patrick County5
- Wythe County5
- Buckingham County5
- Fauquier County5
- Fluvanna County5
- King George County5
- Loudoun County5
- Prince William County5
- Rappahannock County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- Mathews County5
- New Kent County5
- Surry County5
- York County5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Poquoson5
- Wise County5
- City of Norton5
- City of Galax5
- Greene County5
- Bedford County4
- Bland County4
- Pulaski County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Radford4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Albemarle County4
- Fairfax County4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- Gloucester County4
- James City County4
- Middlesex County4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Clarke County4
- Warren County4
- City of Winchester4
- Dickenson County4
- Washington County4
- Grayson County4
- City of Bristol4
- Page County4
- Essex County4
- King and Queen County4
- Richmond County4
- Amherst County3
- Augusta County3
- Montgomery County3
- Nelson County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Arlington County3
- City of Alexandria3
- Northampton County3
- Russell County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- Lancaster County3
- Northumberland County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Alleghany County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Buchanan County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Frederick County2
- Bath County1
- Highland County1
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