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Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, September 2026
13 mesoscale discussions in September 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 September 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 13
- Busiest day
- September 4, 20265 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 11:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Falls Church | 66 min |
| Sep 2, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 84 min |
| Sep 3, 6:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 27 more | 116 min |
| Sep 3, 11:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 26 more | 92 min |
| Sep 3, 11:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 64 min |
| Sep 4, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt and 30 more | 119 min |
| Sep 4, 2:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Danville, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 1 more | 115 min |
| Sep 4, 5:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 20 more | 65 min |
| Sep 5, 10:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles and 14 more | 95 min |
| Sep 5, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Greensville and 14 more | 118 min |
| Sep 5, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Wise, City of Norton | 119 min |
| Sep 11, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Danville | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County5
- City of Falls Church5
- Loudoun County4
- Prince William County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- Greensville County4
- Southampton County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Suffolk4
- Fairfax County3
- City of Fairfax3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Madison County3
- Orange County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
- City of Winchester3
- Brunswick County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Sussex County3
- Caroline County2
- Essex County2
- King George County2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Greene County2
- Rockingham County2
76 more counties
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Amherst County2
- Giles County2
- Nelson County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Chesapeake2
- Amelia County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Nottoway County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Albemarle County1
- Alleghany County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Highland County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- New Kent County1
- Prince George County1
- Surry County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Bland County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Grayson County1
- Lee County1
- Pulaski County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Appomattox County1
- Bedford County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Cumberland County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Lynchburg1
Nearby
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.