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Mesoscale Discussion 906

May 20, 200613 counties in North Carolina; 28 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 20, 2006, 3:04 PM EDT for 13 counties in North Carolina; 28 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 86 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2006, 3:04 PM EDT (19:04 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2006, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 41 counties

Anson County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Union County, NC, Berkeley County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Florence County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Horry County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Union County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 12:07 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, Swain23 min
May 20, 12:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 2 more6 hr
May 20, 3:57 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson and 8 more63 min
May 20, 12:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 2 more2 hr
May 20, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBuncombe, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston and 12 more8 hr
May 20, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnson, Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender and 3 more7 hr
May 20, 4:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland and 16 more97 min
May 20, 6:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cherokee and 36 more90 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2006Every 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.