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Mesoscale Discussion 486

April 2, 200539 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 2, 2005, 3:17 PM EST for 39 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 118 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2005, 3:17 PM EST (20:17 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2005, 5:15 PM EST
In force: 118 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 39 counties

Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Madison County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Orange County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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
Apr 2, 4:45 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 32 more	2 hr
Apr 2, 8:29 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 49 more	91 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in 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.