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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, February 2025
11 mesoscale discussions in February 2025. 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 February 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 11
- Busiest day
- February 6, 20253 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 1:08 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:52 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Tazewell, Wise and 1 more | 83 min |
| Feb 6, 5:10 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:41 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 94 min |
| Feb 6, 9:28 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 62 min |
| Feb 11, 4:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Craig, Dickenson and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 39 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 33 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 42 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 12:55 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 59 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:08 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City and 21 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County5
- Tazewell County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Botetourt County4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Russell County3
- Smyth County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bland County3
- Craig County3
- Floyd County3
- Giles County3
- Montgomery County3
- Pulaski County3
- Roanoke County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Radford3
- Albemarle County3
- Amelia County3
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Augusta County3
- Bedford County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Cumberland County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Franklin County3
- Goochland County3
- Nelson County3
- Patrick County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
89 more counties
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Hanover County3
- Louisa County3
- Orange County3
- Scott County2
- City of Bristol2
- Bath County2
- Carroll County2
- Grayson County2
- Highland County2
- Nottoway County2
- City of Galax2
- Arlington County2
- Caroline County2
- Clarke County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Frederick County2
- Gloucester County2
- King George County2
- Loudoun County2
- Madison County2
- Mathews County2
- Page County2
- Prince William County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- Warren County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- City of Winchester2
- Greene County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Lunenburg County2
- Washington County1
- Accomack County1
- Essex County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Richmond1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Martinsville1
- Brunswick County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- James City County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Northampton County1
- Prince George County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
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