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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2023
95 mesoscale discussions in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 95
- Busiest month
- July28 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- August 7, 20237 mesoscale discussions
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Russell, Smyth, Tazewell and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 2:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 87 more | 90 min |
| Apr 6, 4:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 73 more | 91 min |
| Apr 6, 6:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 55 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 55 more | 93 min |
| Apr 22, 8:07 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin and 13 more | 113 min |
| Apr 22, 9:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 75 more | 116 min |
| Apr 22, 2:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Fairfax and 39 more | 93 min |
| Apr 22, 2:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 118 min |
| Apr 28, 3:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell and 4 more | 85 min |
| May 9, 1:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 3 more | 114 min |
| May 9, 4:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 6 more | 83 min |
| May 13, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 30 more | 4 hr |
| May 16, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 15 more | 116 min |
| May 16, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 94 min |
| May 16, 7:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 7 more | 115 min |
| May 16, 8:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 2 more | 85 min |
| Jun 3, 1:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Frederick, Highland | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Chesterfield, Gloucester, Henrico, Isle of Wight and 26 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 53 min |
| Jun 12, 12:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City and 22 more | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 1:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 2 more | 88 min |
| Jun 16, 10:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Henrico, James City and 11 more | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte and 48 more | 91 min |
| Jun 16, 4:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 6 more | 92 min |
| Jun 16, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 49 more | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 6:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, King and Queen, King George and 9 more | 86 min |
| Jun 22, 12:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton and 14 more | 90 min |
| Jun 25, 11:30 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 95 min |
| Jun 26, 12:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 105 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Buckingham, Clarke and 34 more | 90 min |
| Jun 26, 7:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 60 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 87 min |
| Jun 26, 9:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Brunswick and 59 more | 62 min |
| Jun 27, 12:02 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City and 17 more | 118 min |
| Jun 27, 2:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 49 more | 113 min |
| Jul 2, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 66 more | 114 min |
| Jul 2, 5:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grayson, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 96 min |
| Jul 2, 6:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson | 93 min |
| Jul 2, 11:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 4 more | 93 min |
| Jul 3, 1:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 61 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Arlington, Buckingham, Caroline and 64 more | 116 min |
| Jul 3, 8:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 26 more | 91 min |
| Jul 9, 10:28 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Falls Church | 92 min |
| Jul 9, 11:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 3 more | 97 min |
| Jul 9, 12:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 23 more | 65 min |
| Jul 9, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Southampton and 5 more | 93 min |
| Jul 9, 4:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 14 more | 97 min |
| Jul 13, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 55 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Buckingham, Caroline, Clarke and 47 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, City of Covington | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 54 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 11:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry and 13 more | 95 min |
| Jul 19, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 27 more | 87 min |
| Jul 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah and 5 more | 89 min |
| Jul 28, 1:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline, Clarke and 34 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Craig, Giles, City of Covington | 93 min |
| Jul 28, 6:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 44 more | 87 min |
| Jul 29, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 22 more | 64 min |
| Jul 29, 2:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 88 more | 118 min |
| Jul 29, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, Pulaski and 7 more | 94 min |
| Jul 29, 6:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 48 more | 85 min |
| Aug 7, 8:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 71 more | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 12:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 62 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 2 more | 87 min |
| Aug 7, 3:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 33 more | 88 min |
| Aug 7, 4:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell and 23 more | 97 min |
| Aug 7, 4:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 95 min |
| Aug 7, 7:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte and 61 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 63 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 94 min |
| Aug 24, 1:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles and 17 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Wise, City of Norton | 119 min |
| Aug 26, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, Russell, Smyth and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 11:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry, Montgomery and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield and 25 more | 85 min |
| Sep 8, 2:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 119 min |
| Sep 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, Isle of Wight and 15 more | 85 min |
| Sep 8, 6:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George and 13 more | 86 min |
| Sep 8, 10:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 59 min |
| Sep 9, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Alexandria and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 6:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren and 4 more | 114 min |
| Sep 9, 8:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Halifax and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 23, 8:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:53 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 2 hr |
| Dec 10, 1:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:53 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 26 more | 97 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County39
- City of Alexandria38
- City of Falls Church38
- Fairfax County36
- City of Fairfax35
- King George County33
- Louisa County33
- City of Manassas Park33
- City of Fredericksburg32
- Caroline County31
- Stafford County31
- Westmoreland County31
- City of Manassas31
- Essex County30
- Fluvanna County30
- Loudoun County30
- Prince William County30
- Richmond County30
- Spotsylvania County30
- Brunswick County29
- King and Queen County29
- Goochland County28
- King William County28
- Orange County28
- Culpeper County27
- Fauquier County27
- Hanover County27
- Henrico County27
- Greensville County27
- Clarke County26
- James City County26
- Mecklenburg County26
- New Kent County26
- Sussex County26
- Gloucester County25
- Lancaster County25
- Lunenburg County25
- Middlesex County25
- Northumberland County25
- City of Williamsburg25
93 more counties
- City of Emporia25
- Buckingham County24
- Charlotte County24
- Chesterfield County24
- Cumberland County24
- Madison County24
- Prince Edward County24
- Prince George County24
- Surry County24
- Warren County24
- City of Colonial Heights24
- City of Petersburg24
- City of Richmond24
- Appomattox County23
- Charles City County23
- Halifax County23
- Nottoway County23
- Pittsylvania County23
- Powhatan County23
- Rappahannock County23
- City of Hopewell23
- City of Newport News23
- Albemarle County22
- Campbell County22
- Dinwiddie County22
- Isle of Wight County22
- City of Charlottesville22
- City of Poquoson22
- City of Franklin22
- City of Suffolk22
- City of Winchester22
- Amelia County21
- Greene County21
- Mathews County21
- City of Martinsville21
- Frederick County21
- Southampton County21
- Henry County20
- Page County20
- York County20
- City of Hampton20
- Accomack County19
- City of Portsmouth19
- Patrick County18
- City of Lynchburg18
- City of Chesapeake18
- Floyd County17
- Franklin County17
- City of Danville17
- Nelson County16
- City of Harrisonburg16
- City of Waynesboro16
- Shenandoah County16
- City of Norfolk16
- City of Virginia Beach16
- Rockingham County15
- Carroll County14
- City of Galax14
- Amherst County14
- Northampton County14
- City of Roanoke14
- City of Salem14
- Grayson County13
- Bedford County13
- City of Buena Vista13
- City of Staunton13
- Wythe County12
- Augusta County12
- Russell County11
- City of Bristol11
- Rockbridge County11
- Montgomery County11
- Pulaski County11
- Roanoke County11
- Scott County11
- Bland County10
- Botetourt County10
- City of Lexington10
- City of Radford10
- Wise County10
- City of Norton10
- Lee County10
- Tazewell County9
- Washington County9
- Dickenson County9
- Smyth County8
- Craig County8
- City of Covington8
- Buchanan County7
- Giles County7
- Highland County7
- Alleghany County7
- Bath County6
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