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Mesoscale Discussion 208

March 7, 200329 counties in Florida

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 7, 2003, 2:18 PM EST for 29 counties in Florida. It was in force for 117 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2003, 2:18 PM EST (19:18 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2003, 4:15 PM EST
In force
117 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 29 counties

Alachua County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Brevard County, FL, Citrus County, FL, Clay County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Hernando County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Lake County, FL, Levy County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Marion County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Polk County, FL, Putnam County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Sumter County, FL, Union County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 11:30 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlachua, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 19 more2 hr
Mar 7, 12:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlachua, Bradford, Brevard, Citrus, Clay, DeSoto and 24 more6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Florida, 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.