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Mesoscale Discussion 2383

September 18, 20034 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Sep 18, 2003, 7:44 AM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 18, 2003, 7:44 AM EDT (11:44 UTC)
Expired: Sep 18, 2003, 9:45 AM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 51 counties

Sussex County, DE, Calvert County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Dare County, NC, Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Charles City County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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 watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Tornado Watch 925Sep 18, 8:25 AM EDT

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
Sep 18, 4:04 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	3 hr
Sep 18, 8:25 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Saint Mary's, Somerset, Worcester	12 hr
Sep 18, 12:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Saint Mary's, Somerset, Worcester	117 min
Sep 18, 4:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Saint Mary's, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	117 min
Sep 18, 6:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Calvert, Charles, Dorchester, Saint Mary's, Somerset	91 min

Nearby

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