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Mesoscale Discussion 2323

August 30, 20034 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 30, 2003, 3:11 PM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 30, 2003, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2003, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 58 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Harford County, MD, Kent County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Accomack County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Caroline County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Orange County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 30, 11:20 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	3 hr
Aug 30, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	5 hr
Aug 30, 6:29 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Sussex	61 min

Nearby

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