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Mesoscale Discussion 2610

December 14, 20034 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 14, 2003, 6:39 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 14, 2003, 6:39 AM EST (11:39 UTC)
Expired: Dec 14, 2003, 12:45 PM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 24 counties

Allegany County, MD, Garrett County, MD, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Union County, PA, Frederick County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Morgan County, WV

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:43 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
Dec 13, 9:57 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 50 more	6 hr
Dec 13, 9:44 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cabell, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam and 4 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Pennsylvania, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 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.