Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2020
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2020
21 mesoscale discussions in August 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 August 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 21
- Busiest day
- August 4, 20204 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 35 more | 115 min |
| Aug 2, 2:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 54 more | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 12:02 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 31 more | 118 min |
| Aug 4, 1:41 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Henrico and 20 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Chesapeake and 9 more | 92 min |
| Aug 4, 5:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, Pulaski and 5 more | 113 min |
| Aug 6, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 81 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Charles City and 40 more | 119 min |
| Aug 7, 1:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 70 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 12:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Fairfax and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 95 min |
| Aug 25, 7:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 87 more | 113 min |
| Aug 25, 8:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 67 more | 115 min |
| Aug 27, 2:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Frederick, Highland, City of Winchester | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 103 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 45 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, City of Emporia | 88 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Stafford County12
- King George County11
- City of Fredericksburg11
- Arlington County10
- Culpeper County10
- Orange County10
- Hanover County10
- Augusta County9
- Fairfax County9
- Frederick County9
- Greene County9
- Prince William County9
- Spotsylvania County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Fairfax9
- City of Falls Church9
- City of Staunton9
- City of Winchester9
- Caroline County9
- Essex County9
- Richmond County9
- Westmoreland County9
- Gloucester County9
- James City County9
- King and Queen County9
- Middlesex County9
- New Kent County9
- Prince George County9
- City of Williamsburg9
- Clarke County8
- Fauquier County8
- Loudoun County8
- Madison County8
- Rappahannock County8
- Fluvanna County8
- Louisa County8
- City of Charlottesville8
- City of Waynesboro8
- Chesterfield County8
- City of Richmond8
87 more counties
- Charles City County8
- Henrico County8
- King William County8
- Lancaster County8
- Surry County8
- City of Petersburg8
- Page County7
- Rockingham County7
- Warren County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Albemarle County7
- Nelson County7
- Amelia County7
- Appomattox County7
- Buckingham County7
- Campbell County7
- Charlotte County7
- Cumberland County7
- Goochland County7
- Nottoway County7
- Powhatan County7
- Prince Edward County7
- Dinwiddie County7
- Mathews County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Hopewell7
- City of Poquoson7
- Northumberland County7
- Shenandoah County6
- Amherst County6
- Bedford County6
- Botetourt County6
- Craig County6
- Floyd County6
- Lunenburg County6
- Montgomery County6
- Pulaski County6
- Roanoke County6
- Rockbridge County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Lexington6
- City of Lynchburg6
- City of Radford6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- Northampton County6
- Sussex County6
- York County6
- City of Newport News6
- Highland County5
- Carroll County5
- Franklin County5
- Giles County5
- Grayson County5
- Halifax County5
- Henry County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Patrick County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Galax5
- Brunswick County5
- Greensville County5
- City of Emporia5
- City of Hampton5
- Accomack County5
- Alleghany County5
- Bath County5
- City of Covington5
- City of Martinsville4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Southampton County4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Smyth County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Bland County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Bristol1
- Buchanan County1
- Washington County1
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Sources
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