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Mesoscale Discussion 280

March 8, 200514 counties in Maine; 5 counties in Massachusetts; 6 counties in New Hampshire

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 8, 2005, 8:09 PM EST for 14 counties in Maine; 5 counties in Massachusetts; 6 counties in New Hampshire. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 8, 2005, 8:09 PM EST (01:09 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2005, 12:15 AM EST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 25 counties

Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Androscoggin County, ME, Aroostook County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Piscataquis County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Belknap County, NH, Carroll County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Merrimack County, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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
Mar 9, 12:55 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis and 1 more	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Maine, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in New Hampshire, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in Massachusetts, 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.