Alert archive / North Carolina / Mesoscale Discussions in 2003
Mesoscale Discussion 1734
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 9, 2003, 12:34 PM EDT for 40 counties in North Carolina; 21 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 116 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2003, 12:34 PM EDT (16:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2003, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 61 counties
Alamance County, NC, Alexander County, NC, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Swain County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Blount County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 10:28 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Caldwell, Caswell, Davidson and 12 more | 92 min |
| Jul 9, 5:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chatham, Chowan and 26 more | 97 min |
| Jul 9, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chatham, Chowan and 30 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2003Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2003Every 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.