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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, March 2025
18 mesoscale discussions in March 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 March 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 18
- Busiest day
- March 5, 20256 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 8:50 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City and 24 more | 115 min |
| Mar 5, 10:35 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton, Sussex and 10 more | 85 min |
| Mar 5, 1:02 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 19 more | 88 min |
| Mar 5, 2:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 116 min |
| Mar 5, 2:23 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 11 more | 97 min |
| Mar 5, 4:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton and 7 more | 90 min |
| Mar 16, 9:49 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 30 more | 116 min |
| Mar 16, 1:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 92 min |
| Mar 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 13 more | 95 min |
| Mar 16, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 33 more | 94 min |
| Mar 16, 6:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 73 more | 118 min |
| Mar 16, 11:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 31 more | 119 min |
| Mar 30, 10:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:17 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more | 88 min |
| Mar 31, 2:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 76 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Madison, Page and 5 more | 117 min |
| Mar 31, 6:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 50 more | 119 min |
| Mar 31, 7:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 93 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Southampton County10
- City of Franklin10
- Sussex County9
- City of Emporia9
- Isle of Wight County9
- City of Norfolk9
- City of Portsmouth9
- City of Suffolk9
- Brunswick County8
- Greensville County8
- City of Chesapeake8
- City of Hampton8
- City of Newport News8
- City of Williamsburg8
- Charles City County7
- Chesterfield County7
- Dinwiddie County7
- Henrico County7
- Mecklenburg County7
- Nottoway County7
- Prince George County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Hopewell7
- City of Petersburg7
- City of Poquoson7
- Surry County7
- York County7
- Amelia County6
- Goochland County6
- Lunenburg County6
- City of Richmond6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- James City County6
- Charlotte County5
- Halifax County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Powhatan County5
- Prince Edward County5
- City of Danville5
- Gloucester County5
81 more counties
- King and Queen County5
- King George County5
- King William County5
- New Kent County5
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- City of Martinsville4
- Essex County4
- Lancaster County4
- Middlesex County4
- Richmond County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Madison County4
- Page County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Warren County4
- Louisa County4
- Orange County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Hanover County4
- Cumberland County3
- Mathews County3
- Northumberland County3
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- Greene County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Winchester3
- Amherst County3
- Bedford County3
- Henry County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Albemarle County3
- Fauquier County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Nelson County3
- Prince William County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Caroline County3
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- Augusta County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- Franklin County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Roanoke2
- Arlington County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Loudoun County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Highland County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Carroll County1
- Floyd County1
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Salem1
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