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Mesoscale Discussion 424

April 3, 20065 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 3, 2006, 9:16 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 89 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2006, 9:16 PM EDT (01:16 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2006, 10:45 PM EDT
In force: 89 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Tornado watch 148

All 75 counties

New Castle County, DE, Baltimore County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Harford County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Camden County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gates County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Pender County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Wake County, NC, Washington County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Dillon County, SC, Florence County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 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 3, 11:01 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover and 3 more	59 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2006 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.