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Mesoscale Discussion 185

March 1, 2009Surry County, North Carolina; 36 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 1, 2009, 1:16 PM EST for Surry County, North Carolina; 36 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 1, 2009, 1:16 PM EST (18:16 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2009, 4:15 PM EST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 37 counties

Surry County, NC, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henry County, VA, King William County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 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
Mar 1, 5:01 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 37 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2009 Every mesoscale discussion in 2009

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.