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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, September 2018
11 mesoscale discussions in September 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 September 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 11
- Busiest day
- September 9, 20183 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Northampton, York and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 86 min |
| Sep 9, 6:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Chesapeake and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 11:26 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 7:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:28 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 18 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Culpeper and 31 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 67 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Brunswick County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Amelia County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Goochland County4
- Hanover County4
- Powhatan County4
- City of Richmond4
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- Greensville County3
- City of Emporia3
- Charlotte County3
- Halifax County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Cumberland County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Henrico County3
- Louisa County3
- Nottoway County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Hopewell3
- Caroline County3
- Essex County3
- King George County3
- King William County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Lancaster County2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Southampton County2
- Buckingham County2
77 more counties
- Dinwiddie County2
- Prince Edward County2
- City of Petersburg2
- King and Queen County2
- Richmond County2
- Arlington County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Orange County2
- Prince William County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Accomack County1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- Northampton County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Danville1
- Charles City County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Albemarle County1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Campbell County1
- Clarke County1
- Craig County1
- Fauquier County1
- Franklin County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Montgomery County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Covington1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
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Sources
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