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Mesoscale Discussion 1944

August 10, 20044 counties in Kentucky; 14 counties in Ohio; 16 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 10, 2004, 3:17 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky; 14 counties in Ohio; 16 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 88 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 10, 2004, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2004, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 88 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 34 counties

Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Athens County, OH, Belmont County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Noble County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Mason County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wetzel County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 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
Aug 9, 10:14 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Williams	61 min
Aug 10, 1:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Ashtabula, Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning, Trumbull	7 hr
Aug 10, 4:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Columbiana, Jefferson	89 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 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.