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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, September 2023
12 mesoscale discussions in September 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 September 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 12
- Busiest day
- September 7, 20233 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County7
- Fairfax County7
- City of Alexandria7
- City of Fairfax7
- City of Falls Church7
- Clarke County6
- Loudoun County6
- Frederick County5
- Warren County5
- City of Winchester5
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- Culpeper County3
- Fauquier County3
- Madison County3
- Page County3
- Prince William County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Stafford County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Shenandoah County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Martinsville2
- Brunswick County2
- Charlotte County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Greensville County2
- Henrico County2
- King George County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince George County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
44 more counties
- City of Emporia2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Radford1
- Amelia County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Essex County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Richmond1
- Greene County1
- Orange County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Campbell County1
- Halifax County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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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.