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Mesoscale Discussion 1690

July 7, 20034 counties in Maryland; 51 counties in Virginia; 12 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 7, 2003, 10:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maryland; 51 counties in Virginia; 12 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 7, 2003, 10:32 PM EDT (02:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2003, 11:30 PM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 67 counties

Allegany County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Washington County, MD, Albemarle County, VA, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Craig County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Greene County, VA, Henry County, VA, Highland County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Madison County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Page County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Warren County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Tucker County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 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
Jul 7, 8:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Washington	5 hr
Jul 8, 7:29 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Garrett	61 min
Jul 7, 9:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 20 more	3 hr
Jul 8, 12:57 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 21 more	63 min
Jul 8, 2:57 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Pleasants, Tyler and 1 more	63 min
Jul 8, 3:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Hancock, Harrison, Lewis and 12 more	6 hr
Jul 8, 6:06 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Hancock, Harrison, Lewis and 13 more	114 min
Jul 8, 1:25 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln and 8 more	95 min
Jul 8, 3:02 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 26 more	28 min
Jul 8, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 25 more	5 hr
Jul 8, 5:05 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 25 more	115 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 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.