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Mesoscale Discussion 136

February 22, 20035 counties in North Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 22, 2003, 4:31 PM EST for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 89 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2003, 4:31 PM EST (21:31 UTC)
Expired: Feb 22, 2003, 6:00 PM EST
In force: 89 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Jones County, NC, Pender County, NC, Washington County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 22, 9:27 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham and 17 more	63 min
Feb 22, 9:45 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alamance, Anson, Bertie, Bladen, Cabarrus, Caswell and 34 more	6 hr
Feb 22, 11:35 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Cherokee	5 hr
Feb 22, 11:47 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Camden, Chowan, Columbus and 33 more	88 min
Feb 22, 2:22 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bertie, Bladen, Columbus, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates and 8 more	53 min
Feb 22, 2:40 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Camden, Carteret, Chowan and 24 more	4 hr
Feb 22, 3:31 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Graham, Madison, Swain	119 min
Feb 22, 6:09 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Camden, Carteret, Chowan and 24 more	66 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2003 Every mesoscale discussion in 2003

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.