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Mesoscale Discussion 476

April 25, 2004Garrett County, Maryland; 15 counties in Pennsylvania; 25 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 25, 2004, 11:42 AM EDT for Garrett County, Maryland; 15 counties in Pennsylvania; 25 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 25, 2004, 11:42 AM EDT (15:42 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2004, 1:45 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 41 counties

Garrett County, MD, Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Jefferson County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Mercer County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Venango County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Barbour County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Brooke County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Marion County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Ohio County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Preston County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tucker County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wetzel County, WV

The radar

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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
Apr 25, 6:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Monroe	89 min
Apr 25, 6:36 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brooke	84 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Pennsylvania, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 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.