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Mesoscale Discussion 190

March 16, 20045 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 16, 2004, 1:00 PM EST for 5 states. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 16, 2004, 1:00 PM EST (18:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 16, 2004, 6:00 PM EST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 23 counties

Barnstable County, MA, Berkshire County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Suffolk County, NY, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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 16, 8:17 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC		5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Massachusetts, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Connecticut, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Rhode Island, 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.