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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, August 2026
26 mesoscale discussions in August 2026. 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 August 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 26
- Busiest day
- August 10, 20264 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 37 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 25 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford and 39 more | 114 min |
| Aug 7, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 23 more | 97 min |
| Aug 10, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell and 19 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 33 more | 92 min |
| Aug 11, 11:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Tazewell | 117 min |
| Aug 11, 2:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd and 18 more | 116 min |
| Aug 11, 5:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee, Scott | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 47 more | 114 min |
| Aug 14, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 30 more | 118 min |
| Aug 14, 7:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 34 more | 95 min |
| Aug 15, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Buckingham, Clarke and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 33 more | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 1:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 7 more | 116 min |
| Aug 20, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Fairfax, Goochland and 19 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 68 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 2 more | 83 min |
| Aug 27, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more | 113 min |
| Aug 27, 7:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Loudoun, City of Falls Church | 94 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County10
- City of Falls Church10
- City of Manassas10
- City of Manassas Park10
- Arlington County9
- Clarke County9
- Fairfax County9
- Fauquier County9
- Prince William County9
- City of Fairfax9
- Dickenson County8
- Culpeper County8
- Orange County8
- Rappahannock County8
- Warren County8
- City of Alexandria8
- Amherst County7
- Augusta County7
- Bland County7
- Buchanan County7
- Russell County7
- Wythe County7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Frederick County7
- Madison County7
- Page County7
- Stafford County7
- City of Fredericksburg7
- City of Winchester7
- Bedford County6
- Carroll County6
- Craig County6
- Floyd County6
- Giles County6
- Grayson County6
- Montgomery County6
- Pulaski County6
- Roanoke County6
- Rockbridge County6
- Rockingham County6
93 more counties
- Scott County6
- Tazewell County6
- Washington County6
- City of Bristol6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Harrisonburg6
- City of Lexington6
- City of Martinsville6
- City of Radford6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- City of Staunton6
- Greene County6
- Shenandoah County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Amelia County6
- Buckingham County6
- Lunenburg County6
- Nelson County6
- Nottoway County6
- Alleghany County5
- Bath County5
- Botetourt County5
- Franklin County5
- Henry County5
- Patrick County5
- Smyth County5
- Wise County5
- City of Covington5
- City of Galax5
- City of Norton5
- Albemarle County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- Brunswick County5
- Campbell County5
- Cumberland County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Powhatan County5
- City of Lynchburg5
- Henrico County5
- City of Richmond5
- Lee County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Louisa County5
- Appomattox County4
- Charlotte County4
- Halifax County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Prince Edward County4
- City of Danville4
- Caroline County4
- Essex County4
- Richmond County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Charles City County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Hanover County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- New Kent County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- Goochland County4
- King George County3
- James City County3
- Prince George County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Emporia3
- Accomack County2
- Northumberland County2
- Gloucester County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northampton County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Greensville County2
- Highland County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Suffolk1
- 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.