Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2020
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, February 2020
6 mesoscale discussions in February 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 February 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 6
- Busiest day
- February 7, 20202 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 11:55 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, York, City of Chesapeake and 9 more | 65 min |
| Feb 7, 6:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 6 more | 64 min |
| Feb 7, 9:50 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Northampton | 85 min |
| Feb 20, 4:01 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 48 more | 116 min |
| Feb 26, 8:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 40 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greensville County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Southampton County2
- Sussex County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- Orange County2
- Prince William County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Manassas2
- Accomack County2
- Appomattox County2
- Buckingham County2
- Charlotte County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Louisa County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- City of Hampton1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Northampton County1
- Albemarle County1
- Alleghany County1
70 more counties
- Amherst County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Campbell County1
- Clarke County1
- Craig County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Floyd 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 Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Halifax County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Surry County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
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Sources
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