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Mesoscale Discussion 134

February 26, 20046 counties in Georgia; 20 counties in North Carolina; Carter County, Cocke County, Unicoi County, Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 26, 2004, 2:56 AM EST for 6 counties in Georgia; 20 counties in North Carolina; Carter County, Cocke County, Unicoi County, Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 26, 2004, 2:56 AM EST (07:56 UTC)
Expired: Feb 26, 2004, 9:00 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 29 counties

Habersham County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Unicoi County, TN

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 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
Feb 26, 5:33 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston and 10 more	5 hr
Feb 26, 3:03 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba and 32 more	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 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.