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Mesoscale Discussion 1966

August 11, 20044 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 11, 2004, 7:26 PM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 64 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 11, 2004, 7:26 PM EDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2004, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 44 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Harford County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Accomack County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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 11, 11:59 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	New Castle	91 min
Aug 11, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	5 hr
Aug 11, 12:31 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Kent, Montgomery and 4 more	89 min
Aug 11, 12:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson and 11 more	7 hr
Aug 11, 7:00 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson and 11 more	90 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in New Jersey, 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.