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Mesoscale Discussion 356

March 30, 20034 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 30, 2003, 10:10 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2003, 10:10 AM EST (15:10 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2003, 1:15 PM EST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 55 counties

Allegany County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Garrett County, MD, Washington County, MD, Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Perry County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Union County, PA, Albemarle County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Page County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Warren County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Tucker County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:18 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
Mar 30, 12:07 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll and 25 more	4 hr

Nearby

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