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Mesoscale Discussion 594

April 26, 200360 counties in North Carolina; 23 counties in South Carolina; 26 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 26, 2003, 10:03 AM EDT for 60 counties in North Carolina; 23 counties in South Carolina; 26 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 117 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 26, 2003, 10:03 AM EDT (14:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2003, 12:00 PM EDT
In force: 117 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 109 counties

Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Camden County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gates County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Orange County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Pender County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Person County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Union County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Washington County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Bamberg County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Florence County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Lee County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

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

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 174Apr 26, 11:30 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
Apr 26, 11:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret and 35 more	6 hr
Apr 26, 1:45 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Chowan and 34 more	2 hr
Apr 26, 2:04 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Anson, Avery, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 20 more	116 min
Apr 26, 4:11 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Chowan and 34 more	64 min

Nearby

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