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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, July 2020
21 mesoscale discussions in July 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 July 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 21
- Busiest day
- July 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 59 more | 119 min |
| Jul 5, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 19 more | 115 min |
| Jul 6, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 28 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 25 more | 117 min |
| Jul 6, 6:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 14 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 8:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 84 min |
| Jul 17, 1:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 91 more | 118 min |
| Jul 20, 12:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin and 20 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 50 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 9 more | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 10:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 67 more | 117 min |
| Jul 22, 3:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 8 more | 87 min |
| Jul 22, 4:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 95 min |
| Jul 22, 5:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 89 min |
| Jul 23, 1:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd and 25 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 75 more | 83 min |
| Jul 24, 6:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grayson, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Washington, City of Bristol and 1 more | 66 min |
| Jul 28, 3:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 61 more | 116 min |
| Jul 31, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 78 more | 116 min |
| Jul 31, 7:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Westmoreland County12
- King George County11
- Richmond County11
- Stafford County11
- City of Fredericksburg11
- Essex County10
- Orange County10
- Spotsylvania County10
- Caroline County9
- Lancaster County9
- Northumberland County9
- Arlington County9
- Culpeper County9
- Madison County9
- Prince William County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Manassas9
- Fluvanna County8
- Louisa County8
- Fairfax County8
- Fauquier County8
- Greene County8
- City of Fairfax8
- City of Falls Church8
- City of Manassas Park8
- Accomack County7
- Appomattox County7
- Buckingham County7
- Cumberland County7
- Goochland County7
- Hanover County7
- King and Queen County7
- King William County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
- Loudoun County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- City of Martinsville7
- Amelia County6
- Campbell County6
93 more counties
- Charlotte County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Halifax County6
- Henrico County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Middlesex County6
- New Kent County6
- Powhatan County6
- Prince Edward County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Petersburg6
- City of Richmond6
- Rappahannock County6
- Albemarle County6
- Amherst County6
- Franklin County6
- Grayson County6
- Henry County6
- Nelson County6
- Patrick County6
- Smyth County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Charles City County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Gloucester County5
- James City County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Nottoway County5
- Prince George County5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Page County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- Augusta County5
- Bedford County5
- Carroll County5
- Rockbridge County5
- Scott County5
- Washington County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Bristol5
- City of Galax5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Lynchburg5
- Brunswick County4
- Greensville County4
- Mathews County4
- Southampton County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- York County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Suffolk4
- Clarke County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- Bland County4
- Floyd County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pulaski County4
- Russell County4
- City of Norton4
- City of Radford4
- Bath County4
- Isle of Wight County3
- Northampton County3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Frederick County3
- City of Winchester3
- Alleghany County3
- Botetourt County3
- Buchanan County3
- Craig County3
- Dickenson County3
- Lee County3
- Roanoke County3
- Tazewell County3
- Wise County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Highland County2
- City of Virginia Beach1
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