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Mesoscale Discussion 135

February 26, 200416 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 26, 2004, 5:33 AM EST for 16 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 26, 2004, 5:33 AM EST (10:33 UTC)
Expired: Feb 26, 2004, 10:30 AM EST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Union County, NC, Wake County, NC, Chesterfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Marlboro County, SC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 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, 2:56 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay and 14 more	6 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 South Carolina, 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.