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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2018
21 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 21
- Busiest day
- May 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 6 more | 93 min |
| May 10, 12:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 85 more | 114 min |
| May 10, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 79 more | 67 min |
| May 10, 7:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, City of Emporia | 55 min |
| May 12, 5:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 115 min |
| May 13, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Page and 7 more | 2 hr |
| May 13, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 25 more | 60 min |
| May 14, 11:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 12 more | 64 min |
| May 14, 3:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 2 hr |
| May 14, 5:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Caroline and 40 more | 53 min |
| May 14, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Arlington, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 30 more | 53 min |
| May 15, 5:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex and 28 more | 92 min |
| May 15, 8:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 8 more | 94 min |
| May 22, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham and 47 more | 113 min |
| May 22, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham, Caroline and 46 more | 115 min |
| May 22, 7:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Henrico, James City and 13 more | 96 min |
| May 23, 3:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 23 more | 2 hr |
| May 27, 1:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 59 more | 3 hr |
| May 31, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 64 min |
| May 31, 4:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise and 2 more | 93 min |
| May 31, 5:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Scott, City of Bristol | 59 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County12
- Arlington County11
- Culpeper County11
- Fauquier County11
- Prince William County11
- Warren County11
- City of Alexandria11
- City of Falls Church11
- City of Manassas11
- City of Manassas Park11
- Clarke County10
- Fairfax County10
- Page County10
- Rappahannock County10
- Shenandoah County10
- Stafford County10
- Westmoreland County10
- City of Fairfax10
- City of Fredericksburg10
- Caroline County9
- Chesterfield County9
- Essex County9
- King George County9
- Louisa County9
- Richmond County9
- Spotsylvania County9
- City of Charlottesville9
- City of Colonial Heights9
- City of Hopewell9
- City of Winchester9
- Albemarle County8
- Amelia County8
- Charles City County8
- Fluvanna County8
- Frederick County8
- Greene County8
- Hanover County8
- Henrico County8
- King and Queen County8
- King William County8
88 more counties
- Madison County8
- New Kent County8
- Orange County8
- City of Richmond8
- City of Waynesboro8
- Buckingham County7
- Cumberland County7
- Goochland County7
- Nelson County7
- Northumberland County7
- Powhatan County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- Appomattox County6
- Prince Edward County6
- Rockingham County6
- Lancaster County6
- Middlesex County6
- Amherst County5
- Augusta County5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Staunton5
- Gloucester County5
- James City County5
- Prince George County4
- Lee County3
- Scott County3
- City of Bristol3
- Brunswick County3
- Charlotte County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Halifax County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Mathews County3
- Surry County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Dickenson County2
- Russell County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Campbell County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Southampton County2
- Sussex County2
- York County2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Poquoson2
- Greensville County2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Bland County1
- Buchanan County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Highland County1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Suffolk1
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Sources
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