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Mesoscale Discussion 187

March 1, 200912 counties in Maryland; 43 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 1, 2009, 5:01 PM EST for 12 counties in Maryland; 43 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 1, 2009, 5:01 PM EST (22:01 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2009, 7:30 PM EST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 55 counties

Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Kent County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Albemarle County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield 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 Lynchburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Hanover County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Orange County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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, 1:16 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 30 more	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 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.