Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2020
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2020
19 mesoscale discussions in April 2020. 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 April 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 19
- Busiest day
- April 8, 20206 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 38 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Dinwiddie and 24 more | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke and 44 more | 93 min |
| Apr 8, 1:52 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Frederick, City of Winchester | 83 min |
| Apr 8, 3:53 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 11 more | 97 min |
| Apr 8, 5:30 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Highland | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 12:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 3 more | 96 min |
| Apr 8, 4:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson and 20 more | 85 min |
| Apr 8, 6:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Danville | 84 min |
| Apr 8, 10:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Highland and 7 more | 115 min |
| Apr 9, 3:36 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 40 more | 84 min |
| Apr 13, 4:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield and 42 more | 95 min |
| Apr 13, 6:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 36 more | 89 min |
| Apr 13, 10:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 28 more | 86 min |
| Apr 13, 1:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 7 more | 85 min |
| Apr 21, 12:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 28 more | 95 min |
| Apr 30, 8:16 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Montgomery County6
- Roanoke County6
- Southampton County6
- Brunswick County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Greensville County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Nottoway County5
- Sussex County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Emporia5
- Pulaski County5
- City of Franklin5
- City of Radford5
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- Amelia County4
- Bedford County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Floyd County4
- Franklin County4
- Halifax County4
- Henry County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Patrick County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Prince George County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Clarke County4
- Fauquier County4
- Frederick County4
- Gloucester County4
88 more counties
- Goochland County4
- Hanover County4
- Highland County4
- King George County4
- King William County4
- New Kent County4
- Page County4
- Prince William County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- City of Winchester4
- Bland County4
- Craig County4
- Giles County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Richmond4
- City of Suffolk4
- Charlotte County3
- Cumberland County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Powhatan County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Albemarle County3
- Culpeper County3
- Essex County3
- Greene County3
- King and Queen County3
- Madison County3
- Middlesex County3
- Orange County3
- Richmond County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Loudoun County3
- Bath County3
- Buchanan County3
- Tazewell County3
- Wythe County3
- Charles City County3
- Henrico County3
- James City County3
- Surry County3
- York County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Nelson County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Accomack County2
- Augusta County2
- Caroline County2
- Lancaster County2
- Louisa County2
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- Northumberland County2
- Rockingham County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- Carroll County2
- Dickenson County2
- Grayson County2
- Smyth County2
- City of Galax2
- Alleghany County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Poquoson2
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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Sources
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