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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2023
14 mesoscale discussions in August 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 August 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 14
- Busiest day
- August 7, 20237 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fluvanna County6
- Louisa County6
- Orange County6
- Patrick County6
- Prince William County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Stafford County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- City of Manassas6
- City of Manassas Park6
- Albemarle County5
- Arlington County5
- Bland County5
- Campbell County5
- Carroll County5
- Culpeper County5
- Fairfax County5
- Fauquier County5
- Franklin County5
- Grayson County5
- Greene County5
- Henry County5
- Madison County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Russell County5
- Tazewell County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- City of Galax5
- City of Martinsville5
- King George County5
- Appomattox County4
- Bedford County4
- Clarke County4
- Craig County4
- Floyd County4
- Frederick County4
92 more counties
- Giles County4
- Loudoun County4
- Montgomery County4
- Page County4
- Pulaski County4
- Roanoke County4
- Warren County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- City of Waynesboro4
- City of Winchester4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Caroline County4
- Goochland County4
- Hanover County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Greensville County4
- Southampton County4
- City of Franklin4
- Alleghany County3
- Amherst County3
- Botetourt County3
- Buchanan County3
- Buckingham County3
- Dickenson County3
- Lee County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Rockingham County3
- Scott County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Smyth County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Norton3
- City of Staunton3
- Essex County3
- Richmond County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- City of Emporia3
- Augusta County2
- Bath County2
- Highland County2
- Nelson County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Charles City County2
- Charlotte County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Gloucester County2
- Henrico County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mathews County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- York County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Richmond2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Halifax County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Norfolk1
- Accomack County1
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