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Mesoscale Discussion 2471

October 29, 20036 counties in North Carolina; Northampton County, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Oct 29, 2003, 3:49 AM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina; Northampton County, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was in force for 116 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 29, 2003, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
Expired: Oct 29, 2003, 5:45 AM EST
In force: 116 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Washington County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Northampton County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 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
Oct 29, 12:37 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carteret, Hyde, Pamlico	113 min

Nearby

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