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Mesoscale Discussion 2121

August 30, 20055 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 30, 2005, 4:37 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 83 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 30, 2005, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2005, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 83 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 73 counties

Alexander County, NC, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Johnson County, TN, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buchanan County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Russell County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Boone County, WV, Clay County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Summers County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Tornado Watch 762Aug 30, 6:35 PM EDT

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 29, 11:05 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Clay, Graham	115 min
Aug 30, 4:39 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 34 more	2 hr
Aug 30, 5:50 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 2 more	8 hr
Aug 30, 8:35 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 16 more	5 hr
Aug 30, 8:47 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 2 more	118 min
Aug 30, 12:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell and 11 more	2 hr
Aug 30, 1:25 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 30 more	8 hr
Aug 30, 12:59 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more	3 hr
Aug 30, 1:55 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington	7 hr
Aug 30, 6:35 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 47 more	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 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.