Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2020
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2020
5 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 5
- Busiest day
- May 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 6:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise, City of Norton | 55 min |
| May 24, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 33 more | 2 hr |
| May 29, 12:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 63 min |
| May 30, 2:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 31 more | 95 min |
| May 30, 6:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 10 more | 87 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Staunton2
- Greensville County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Prince George County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Highland County1
66 more counties
- Montgomery County1
- Nelson County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- Warren County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Winchester1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- New Kent County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
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Sources
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