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Mesoscale Discussion 144

February 3, 2005Washington County, Maryland; 33 counties in Virginia; 6 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 3, 2005, 7:54 AM EST for Washington County, Maryland; 33 counties in Virginia; 6 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2005, 7:54 AM EST (12:54 UTC)
Expired: Feb 3, 2005, 12:00 PM EST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 40 counties

Washington County, MD, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Craig County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Giles County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Madison County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Page County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Warren County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:53 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
Feb 3, 1:03 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 10 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2005 Every mesoscale discussion in 2005

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.