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Mesoscale Discussion 612

May 9, 20045 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 9, 2004, 11:20 AM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 9, 2004, 11:20 AM EDT (15:20 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2004, 1:45 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 57 counties

Rabun County, GA, Towns County, GA, Alamance County, NC, Alexander County, NC, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Graham County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Pickens County, SC, Carter County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Carroll County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 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
May 9, 12:12 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 40 more	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 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.