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Mesoscale Discussion 71

January 17, 20087 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 17, 2008, 12:58 AM EST for 7 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 17, 2008, 12:58 AM EST (05:58 UTC)
Expired: Jan 17, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 138 counties

Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Elbert County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hart County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA, Harlan County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Pike County, KY, Alamance County, NC, Alexander County, NC, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Polk County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC, Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buchanan County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Norton, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Lee County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA, Wythe County, VA, McDowell County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Summers County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:57 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
Jan 16, 7:55 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee and 35 more	4 hr
Jan 17, 7:51 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell and 13 more	4 hr
Jan 17, 12:53 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bedford and 36 more	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 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.