Alert archive / Virginia / Mesoscale Discussions / 2021
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2021
12 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- May 4, 20213 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 4, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 92 more | 56 min |
| May 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham and 52 more | 115 min |
| May 4, 5:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Prince George and 18 more | 53 min |
| May 5, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 52 more | 2 hr |
| May 10, 12:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 114 min |
| May 24, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford, Buckingham and 23 more | 2 hr |
| May 26, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 84 min |
| May 26, 4:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 64 min |
| May 26, 6:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 9 more | 116 min |
| May 28, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 86 more | 2 hr |
| May 28, 7:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more | 87 min |
| May 29, 12:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 4 more | 113 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Prince William County7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Fairfax County6
- Fauquier County6
- Westmoreland County6
- City of Fairfax6
- Charles City County5
- Culpeper County5
- Cumberland County5
- Essex County5
- Fluvanna County5
- King George County5
- Nottoway County5
- Orange County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Richmond County5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Stafford County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Colonial Heights5
- City of Franklin5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Petersburg5
- Arlington County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Falls Church5
- Albemarle County4
- Amelia County4
- Amherst County4
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Caroline County4
- Charlotte County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Goochland County4
- Greene County4
- Greensville County4
82 more counties
- Hanover County4
- Henrico County4
- James City County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- Louisa County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- New Kent County4
- Page County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Prince George County4
- Southampton County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- Warren County4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Richmond4
- City of Waynesboro4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Lancaster County4
- Middlesex County4
- Northumberland County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Augusta County3
- Bedford County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Halifax County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Staunton3
- Clarke County3
- Loudoun County3
- Gloucester County3
- York County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Suffolk3
- Bath County2
- Botetourt County2
- Brunswick County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Highland County2
- Roanoke County2
- Shenandoah County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Danville2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Accomack County2
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- Frederick County2
- City of Winchester2
- Alleghany County1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
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Sources
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