Alert archive / North Carolina / Mesoscale Discussions in 2003
Mesoscale Discussion 318
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 21, 2003, 11:20 AM EST for 7 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2003, 11:20 AM EST (16:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2003, 1:45 PM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Bertie County, NC, Gates County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pitt County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 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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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 8:12 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:16 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir and 5 more | 59 min |
| Mar 21, 12:18 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Highland | 117 min |
| Mar 21, 2:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 9 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2003Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2003Every 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.