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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2024
15 mesoscale discussions in May 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 15
- Busiest day
- May 27, 20246 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 7, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 87 min |
| May 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles and 17 more | 85 min |
| May 8, 5:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 33 more | 62 min |
| May 22, 4:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Warren and 3 more | 2 hr |
| May 26, 1:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson and 13 more | 92 min |
| May 26, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson and 8 more | 95 min |
| May 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 4 more | 90 min |
| May 26, 5:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 43 more | 114 min |
| May 26, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 16 more | 83 min |
| May 26, 10:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Charles City, Essex, Fairfax, Henrico, King and Queen and 10 more | 87 min |
| May 27, 3:05 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise and 2 more | 55 min |
| May 27, 11:53 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 26 more | 2 hr |
| May 27, 2:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 17 more | 83 min |
| May 27, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 55 more | 86 min |
| May 27, 7:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Carroll County5
- Giles County5
- Grayson County5
- Pulaski County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Galax5
- Bland County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Washington County4
- City of Radford4
- Charles City County4
- City of Manassas Park4
- Arlington County4
- Fairfax County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- Lee County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Brunswick County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Greensville County3
- Henrico County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- King William County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- New Kent County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Hopewell3
92 more counties
- City of Newport News3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Loudoun County3
- Prince William County3
- City of Manassas3
- Dickenson County3
- Russell County3
- City of Bristol3
- Greene County3
- Page County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Essex County3
- King George County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Amelia County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Gloucester County2
- James City County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northampton County2
- Nottoway County2
- York County2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Richmond2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Clarke County2
- Fauquier County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Warren County2
- City of Winchester2
- Buchanan County2
- Scott County2
- Albemarle County2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Augusta County2
- Bath County2
- Bedford County2
- Buckingham County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Highland County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- King and Queen County2
- Caroline County2
- Louisa County2
- Northumberland County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Alleghany County1
- Botetourt County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Covington1
- Accomack County1
- Culpeper County1
- Frederick County1
- Orange County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Powhatan County1
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