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Mesoscale Discussion 169

February 27, 20035 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 27, 2003, 3:19 PM EST for 5 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 27, 2003, 3:19 PM EST (20:19 UTC)
Expired: Feb 27, 2003, 9:15 PM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 21 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Cecil County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, Kent County, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Chester County, PA, Arlington County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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 27, 5:04 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carroll, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick and 4 more	5 hr
Feb 27, 9:51 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 39 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in New Jersey, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Delaware, 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.