Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2021
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, April 2021
7 mesoscale discussions in April 2021. 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 April 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 7
- Busiest day
- April 9, 20212 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 5:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 85 min |
| Apr 9, 1:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 46 more | 113 min |
| Apr 9, 6:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 9 more | 97 min |
| Apr 11, 4:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Henry and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 119 min |
| Apr 21, 12:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 31 more | 113 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Brunswick County4
- Southampton County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Franklin4
- Dinwiddie County3
- Greensville County3
- Halifax County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Emporia3
- Charlotte County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Henry County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Petersburg2
- Isle of Wight County2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- King George County2
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Alleghany County1
- Amelia County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
67 more counties
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Highland County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Chesapeake1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Accomack County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Surry County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.