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Mesoscale Discussion 172

February 28, 20039 counties in Florida

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 28, 2003, 1:30 PM EST for 9 counties in Florida. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 28, 2003, 1:30 PM EST (18:30 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2003, 4:30 PM EST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Hardee County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The text

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

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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.