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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, March 2026
11 mesoscale discussions in March 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 March 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 11
- Busiest day
- March 16, 20266 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 3, 12:36 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 85 min |
| Mar 11, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 118 min |
| Mar 16, 4:21 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson and 9 more | 114 min |
| Mar 16, 8:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 36 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:03 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 59 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 11:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Charlotte and 15 more | 85 min |
| Mar 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 24 more | 90 min |
| Mar 16, 5:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham and 57 more | 118 min |
| Mar 16, 9:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Charles City, Essex, Fairfax, Gloucester and 27 more | 116 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Frederick County4
- Loudoun County4
- City of Winchester4
- City of Fairfax4
- Amelia County4
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Charlotte County4
- Cumberland County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Goochland County4
- Louisa County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Charles City County4
- Chesterfield County4
- New Kent County4
- Augusta County3
- Clarke County3
- Fauquier County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Arlington County3
- Fairfax County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Falls Church3
- Albemarle County3
- Amherst County3
- Campbell County3
- Greene County3
- Halifax County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nelson County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Brunswick County3
87 more counties
- Caroline County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Essex County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- King and Queen County3
- King George County3
- King William County3
- Prince George County3
- Richmond County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Richmond3
- Gloucester County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- James City County3
- Middlesex County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- York County3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Bath County2
- Madison County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Warren County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Danville2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Culpeper County2
- Orange County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Greensville County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- Lancaster County2
- Northumberland County2
- Highland County1
- Bland County1
- Buchanan County1
- Carroll County1
- Dickenson County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Pulaski County1
- Russell County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
- Alleghany County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Prince William County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Accomack County1
- Mathews County1
- Northampton County1
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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.