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Mesoscale Discussion 2295

August 27, 2003Sussex County, Delaware; 5 counties in Maryland; 33 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 27, 2003, 9:19 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; 5 counties in Maryland; 33 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 56 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 27, 2003, 9:19 PM EDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2003, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 39 counties

Sussex County, DE, Dorchester County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Accomack County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Surry County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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
Aug 28, 3:59 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Washington, City of Bristol	2 hr
Aug 28, 1:59 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin	3 hr

Nearby

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