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Mesoscale Discussion 255

March 2, 200722 counties in North Carolina; 58 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 2, 2007, 3:37 AM EST for 22 counties in North Carolina; 58 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 83 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 2, 2007, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2007, 5:00 AM EST
In force: 83 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 80 counties

Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gates County, NC, Granville County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Orange County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Person County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Vance County, NC, Warren County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, 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 Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Nelson County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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.

Tornado Watch 54Mar 2, 4:50 AM EST

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
Mar 1, 7:59 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Union	91 min
Mar 1, 8:27 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	9 hr
Mar 1, 11:44 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Caswell and 40 more	91 min
Mar 2, 12:28 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alamance, Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Chatham, Columbus and 31 more	8 hr
Mar 2, 1:45 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 19 more	90 min
Mar 2, 2:45 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 10 more	7 hr
Mar 2, 4:13 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Chatham, Columbus and 26 more	62 min
Mar 2, 5:10 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more	6 hr
Mar 2, 8:25 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 23 more	95 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2007 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2007 Every mesoscale discussion in 2007

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.