Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2019
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2019
28 mesoscale discussions in May 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 28
- Busiest day
- May 26, 20195 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 2, 3:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 20 more | 2 hr |
| May 3, 12:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll and 23 more | 2 hr |
| May 3, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 17 more | 60 min |
| May 3, 6:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 63 min |
| May 3, 8:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 61 min |
| May 4, 5:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and 8 more | 84 min |
| May 5, 2:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 32 more | 117 min |
| May 12, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 41 more | 113 min |
| May 17, 7:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 39 more | 113 min |
| May 17, 9:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 33 more | 66 min |
| May 19, 1:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 15 more | 2 hr |
| May 23, 11:52 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester | 83 min |
| May 23, 3:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex and 32 more | 93 min |
| May 25, 5:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and 5 more | 62 min |
| May 26, 11:14 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 31 more | 3 hr |
| May 26, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Tazewell, City of Covington | 96 min |
| May 26, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 77 more | 2 hr |
| May 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 37 more | 2 hr |
| May 26, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 2 hr |
| May 26, 10:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 94 min |
| May 29, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 15 more | 114 min |
| May 29, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 43 more | 83 min |
| May 30, 12:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 19 more | 2 hr |
| May 30, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Lee, Russell and 3 more | 2 hr |
| May 30, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, Westmoreland, City of Alexandria and 2 more | 64 min |
| May 30, 6:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Culpeper, Greene, King George, Louisa, Madison and 6 more | 55 min |
| May 31, 12:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd and 20 more | 113 min |
| May 31, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 39 more | 83 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County12
- Clarke County11
- Madison County10
- Prince William County10
- Frederick County10
- City of Winchester10
- Arlington County9
- Culpeper County9
- Fairfax County9
- Fauquier County9
- Greene County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Fairfax9
- City of Falls Church9
- City of Manassas9
- City of Manassas Park9
- King George County8
- Orange County8
- Rappahannock County8
- Stafford County8
- City of Salem8
- Warren County8
- Louisa County7
- Page County7
- City of Fredericksburg7
- Alleghany County7
- Giles County7
- Roanoke County7
- City of Covington7
- Campbell County7
- Charlotte County7
- Lunenburg County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Roanoke7
- Nottoway County7
- Prince Edward County7
- Albemarle County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Charlottesville6
93 more counties
- City of Waynesboro6
- Bath County6
- Botetourt County6
- Carroll County6
- Craig County6
- Floyd County6
- Highland County6
- Montgomery County6
- Pulaski County6
- City of Radford6
- Rockingham County6
- Shenandoah County6
- City of Harrisonburg6
- City of Staunton6
- Brunswick County6
- Franklin County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Amelia County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Lancaster County6
- City of Petersburg6
- Bedford County6
- Fluvanna County6
- Goochland County6
- Westmoreland County6
- Nelson County5
- Bland County5
- Tazewell County5
- City of Galax5
- Augusta County5
- Halifax County5
- Henry County5
- Patrick County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Martinsville5
- Greensville County5
- Middlesex County5
- City of Emporia5
- Amherst County5
- Appomattox County5
- Cumberland County5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Lynchburg5
- Caroline County5
- Hanover County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Wythe County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Gloucester County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- New Kent County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Richmond4
- Buckingham County4
- Rockbridge County4
- Essex County4
- Northumberland County4
- Richmond County4
- Grayson County3
- Lee County3
- Smyth County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Charles City County3
- Henrico County3
- James City County3
- Mathews County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Powhatan County3
- Russell County2
- Northampton County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Accomack County1
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