Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2020
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, September 2020
5 mesoscale discussions in September 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 September 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 5
- Busiest day
- September 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 7 more | 53 min |
| Sep 2, 8:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 115 min |
| Sep 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta and 66 more | 114 min |
| Sep 29, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 24 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 29, 9:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 5 more | 119 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County3
- Fairfax County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- Fauquier County2
- King George County2
- Loudoun County2
- Prince William County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Albemarle County2
- Amelia County2
- Amherst County2
- Buckingham County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Louisa County2
- Nelson County2
- Northampton County2
- Powhatan County2
- York County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Poquoson2
- Accomack County1
- Augusta County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Essex County1
- Frederick County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greene County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
59 more counties
- Highland County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Madison County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Prince George County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Richmond County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Warren County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Winchester1
- Appomattox County1
- Bedford County1
- Brunswick County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Franklin County1
- Greensville County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- Isle of Wight County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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Sources
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