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Mesoscale Discussion 100

February 6, 200414 counties in Florida; 40 counties in Georgia; 20 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 6, 2004, 1:51 PM EST for 14 counties in Florida; 40 counties in Georgia; 20 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 6, 2004, 1:51 PM EST (18:51 UTC)
Expired: Feb 6, 2004, 4:15 PM EST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 74 counties

Alachua County, FL, Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Clay County, FL, Columbia County, FL, Duval County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Hamilton County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Madison County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Union County, FL, Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Burke County, GA, Camden County, GA, Candler County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Cook County, GA, Echols County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Evans County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, McIntosh County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Ware County, GA, Wayne County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Allendale County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Florence County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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.

Tornado Watch 9Feb 6, 2:15 PM EST

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
Feb 6, 8:32 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and 2 more	118 min
Feb 6, 2:15 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Columbia, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette and 6 more	5 hr
Feb 6, 4:23 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, Suwannee	2 hr
Feb 6, 6:30 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Columbia, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette and 6 more	90 min
Feb 5, 11:55 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Haralson	5 hr
Feb 6, 6:00 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Berkeley, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Florida, 2004 Every mesoscale discussion in 2004

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.