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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, May 2025

43 mesoscale discussions in May 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 May 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
43
Busiest day
May 16, 20258 mesoscale discussions

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 12:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHenry, Patrick117 min
May 2, 4:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLee113 min
May 3, 11:58 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBedford, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery and 8 more2 hr
May 3, 2:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlbemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Buckingham and 32 more115 min
May 4, 6:47 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk3 hr
May 5, 12:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlbemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte and 29 more115 min
May 5, 2:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more119 min
May 5, 3:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 17 more2 hr
May 5, 5:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 30 more2 hr
May 5, 6:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCIsle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin and 2 more113 min
May 5, 8:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas and 2 more2 hr
May 8, 2:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 6 more83 min
May 8, 4:43 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLee92 min
May 8, 7:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd and 26 more64 min
May 9, 2:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGreensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 11 more115 min
May 13, 5:19 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton, Sussex and 5 more2 hr
May 13, 8:46 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCharles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico, Isle of Wight and 25 more119 min
May 14, 11:38 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton, Sussex and 5 more3 hr
May 15, 2:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlbemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 57 more97 min
May 15, 2:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGreensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk93 min
May 16, 7:35 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more115 min
May 16, 10:26 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd and 20 more2 hr
May 16, 12:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd and 20 more2 hr
May 16, 1:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 12 more3 hr
May 16, 2:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAmelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 35 more2 hr
May 16, 4:14 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and 7 more2 hr
May 16, 6:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAccomack92 min
May 16, 6:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGreensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Chesapeake and 7 more97 min
May 16, 11:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDickenson, Lee, Wise, City of Norton2 hr
May 17, 3:18 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry and 9 more87 min
May 17, 6:51 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg and 7 more84 min
May 20, 3:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more2 hr
May 20, 6:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLee62 min
May 20, 9:14 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLee2 hr
May 22, 1:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAccomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 12 more2 hr
May 30, 1:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlbemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 52 more114 min
May 30, 3:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAccomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 65 more116 min
May 30, 4:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 10 more91 min
May 30, 6:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Madison and 9 more2 hr
May 30, 7:21 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCharles City, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester, Henrico, Isle of Wight and 21 more84 min
May 31, 11:52 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAccomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Fairfax and 27 more2 hr
May 31, 1:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig and 26 more118 min
May 31, 4:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton and 8 more116 min

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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.