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Mesoscale Discussion 1002

May 24, 200852 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 24, 2008, 3:04 PM EDT for 52 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 56 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2008, 3:04 PM EDT (19:04 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 57 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Burke County, GA, Butts County, GA, Candler County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Columbia County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Evans County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Liberty County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Screven County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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 24, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAppling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton and 20 more3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2008Every mesoscale discussion in 2008

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.