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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, December 2018
6 mesoscale discussions in December 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 December 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 6
- Busiest day
- December 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 10:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Galax | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:08 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:18 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 70 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 75 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:33 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham and 49 more | 57 min |
| Dec 21, 4:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 59 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Galax4
- Halifax County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Grayson County3
- Henry County3
- Montgomery County3
- Patrick County3
- Pulaski County3
- Smyth County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Radford3
- Albemarle County3
- Amelia County3
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Brunswick County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Cumberland County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Greensville County3
- Hanover County3
- Louisa County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Nelson County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Colonial Heights3
70 more counties
- City of Emporia3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Richmond3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Alleghany County2
- Augusta County2
- Bath County2
- Bedford County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Charles City County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Henrico County2
- Prince George County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Sussex County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Caroline County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Loudoun County2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Franklin1
- Essex County1
- King and Queen County1
- King George County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Stafford County1
- Warren County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Winchester1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
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Sources
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