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Mesoscale Discussion 440

April 10, 20097 counties in Georgia; 4 counties in North Carolina; 30 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 10, 2009, 8:54 PM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia; 4 counties in North Carolina; 30 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 66 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2009, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2009, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 41 counties

Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Screven County, GA, Anson County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Union County, NC, Aiken County, SC, Allendale County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chester County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Florence County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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
Apr 10, 9:24 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCBurke5 hr
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clayton and 55 more92 min
Apr 10, 11:11 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCAppling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 22 more4 hr
Apr 10, 11:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Screven and 1 more6 hr
Apr 11, 12:49 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBibb, Bleckley, Burke, Candler, Crawford, Dodge and 25 more56 min
Apr 11, 1:48 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCEffingham, Screven57 min
Apr 11, 2:44 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAppling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley and 16 more31 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2009Every 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.