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Mesoscale Discussion 1996

August 2, 20085 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 2, 2008, 1:18 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 57 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 2, 2008, 1:18 PM EDT (17:18 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2008, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 80 counties

Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, Kent County, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Washington County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Adams County, PA, York County, PA, Accomack County, VA, Albemarle County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greene County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Madison County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Warren County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:21 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 10:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	9 hr
Aug 2, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 9 more	8 hr
Aug 2, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	6 hr
Aug 2, 7:09 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester and 12 more	96 min
Aug 1, 10:56 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Crawford, Mercer	94 min
Aug 2, 10:11 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berks, Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia	94 min
Aug 2, 2:30 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Grayson	90 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2008 Every 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.