Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2021
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, July 2021
25 mesoscale discussions in July 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 July 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 25
- Busiest day
- July 17, 20215 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, 11:45 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 24 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Essex, Fairfax, King George, Prince William and 10 more | 84 min |
| Jul 8, 12:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 22 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, James City, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Northampton and 9 more | 117 min |
| Jul 8, 10:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Northampton | 59 min |
| Jul 9, 2:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 42 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 115 min |
| Jul 12, 1:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more | 88 min |
| Jul 14, 3:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 18 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 12:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 4 more | 88 min |
| Jul 17, 4:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 19 more | 97 min |
| Jul 17, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 8:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Henrico, Isle of Wight and 23 more | 87 min |
| Jul 21, 10:32 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 1 more | 58 min |
| Jul 21, 2:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Northampton | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 12:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 32 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 49 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 92 min |
| Jul 28, 12:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 32 more | 114 min |
| Jul 28, 4:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Franklin | 119 min |
| Jul 29, 11:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Augusta, Bath, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Loudoun | 114 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County10
- City of Alexandria10
- City of Falls Church10
- Fairfax County9
- City of Fairfax9
- City of Manassas Park9
- Prince William County8
- City of Manassas8
- City of Franklin8
- Loudoun County7
- Stafford County7
- City of Fredericksburg7
- Brunswick County7
- Dinwiddie County7
- Isle of Wight County7
- Prince George County7
- Sussex County7
- York County7
- City of Emporia7
- City of Newport News7
- City of Poquoson7
- City of Suffolk7
- Clarke County6
- Fauquier County6
- King George County6
- Warren County6
- Charles City County6
- Greensville County6
- James City County6
- Southampton County6
- Surry County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Hampton6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Petersburg6
- City of Portsmouth6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Caroline County5
- Culpeper County5
- Madison County5
68 more counties
- Rappahannock County5
- Gloucester County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Norfolk5
- Accomack County5
- Northampton County5
- Henrico County5
- King William County5
- New Kent County5
- Essex County4
- Greene County4
- Louisa County4
- Orange County4
- Page County4
- Richmond County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Mathews County4
- Amelia County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Frederick County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Winchester4
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Lancaster County3
- Hanover County3
- King and Queen County3
- Middlesex County3
- City of Richmond3
- Appomattox County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Cumberland County3
- Goochland County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Prince Edward County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Martinsville3
- Albemarle County2
- Northumberland County2
- Franklin County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Staunton2
- Fluvanna County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Amherst County1
- Bedford County1
- Nelson County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Highland County1
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Sources
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