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Mesoscale Discussion 986

May 26, 20066 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 26, 2006, 11:42 AM EDT for 6 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2006, 11:42 AM EDT (15:42 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2006, 1:45 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 72 counties

Allegany County, MD, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Bedford County, PA, Carter County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Page County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Warren County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:42 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
May 26, 1:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Calvert, Charles, Dorchester, Saint Mary's, Somerset, Wicomico and 1 more	93 min
May 26, 2:11 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry	94 min
May 26, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden and 44 more	9 hr
May 26, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe and 38 more	7 hr
May 26, 7:21 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery and 88 more	84 min
May 25, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer and 2 more	6 hr
May 26, 1:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Chester, Coffee and 35 more	4 hr
May 26, 4:57 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chester, Fayette, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hardeman and 8 more	93 min
May 26, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more	6 hr
May 26, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Coffee, Davidson and 22 more	5 hr
May 25, 8:39 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boone, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer and 17 more	96 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2006 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2006 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 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.