Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2018
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2018
12 mesoscale discussions in August 2018. 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 August 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- August 21, 20184 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 3:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Fairfax, King George, Louisa and 10 more | 119 min |
| Aug 11, 2:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania, Southampton and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham and 38 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 45 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Buckingham and 37 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Highland | 119 min |
| Aug 21, 4:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 5:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Buckingham and 43 more | 117 min |
| Aug 21, 7:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 84 min |
| Aug 30, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 44 more | 86 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rappahannock County7
- Page County6
- Rockingham County6
- Shenandoah County6
- City of Harrisonburg6
- Culpeper County6
- Louisa County6
- Orange County6
- Madison County6
- Augusta County5
- Clarke County5
- Fauquier County5
- Frederick County5
- Loudoun County5
- Warren County5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Winchester5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Stafford County5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- Albemarle County5
- Amherst County5
- Buckingham County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Goochland County5
- Greene County5
- Nelson County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Bath County4
- Highland County4
- Prince William County4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- Appomattox County4
- Cumberland County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Rockbridge County4
73 more counties
- Arlington County3
- Caroline County3
- Fairfax County3
- King George County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- Halifax County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- City of Danville3
- Amelia County3
- Bedford County3
- Campbell County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Franklin County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Brunswick County2
- Greensville County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Southampton County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Martinsville2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Hanover County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Patrick County2
- Alleghany County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Covington2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Surry County2
- Charlotte County1
- Henry County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- Charles City County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Bland County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Radford1
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Sources
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