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Mesoscale Discussion 1609

July 22, 20065 counties in Maryland; 50 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 22, 2006, 2:12 PM EDT for 5 counties in Maryland; 50 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 63 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 22, 2006, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2006, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 55 counties

Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Charles County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville 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, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 637Jul 22, 2:20 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
Jul 22, 10:09 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cecil	96 min
Jul 22, 12:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset and 3 more	8 hr
Jul 22, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick and 6 more	8 hr
Jul 22, 4:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 14 more	91 min
Jul 22, 7:24 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Caroline, Queen Anne's, Wicomico, Worcester	66 min
Jul 21, 8:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more	87 min
Jul 22, 3:15 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 21 more	60 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2006 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2006 Every mesoscale discussion in 2006

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.