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Mesoscale Discussion 711

May 5, 20095 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in North Carolina; Hampton County, Jasper County, South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 5, 2009, 4:35 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in North Carolina; Hampton County, Jasper County, South Carolina. It was in force for 55 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2009, 4:35 PM EDT (20:35 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2009, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Craven County, NC, Greene County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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.

Tornado Watch 246May 5, 5:45 PM EDT

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
May 5, 10:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 6 more	8 hr
May 5, 2:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Screven	87 min
May 5, 5:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Appling, Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham and 9 more	53 min
May 4, 9:08 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Chowan, Columbus and 24 more	97 min
May 5, 9:43 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven and 6 more	92 min
May 5, 5:45 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Cabarrus, Camden and 45 more	5 hr
May 5, 7:10 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Anson, Bertie, Cabarrus, Camden, Chatham and 41 more	65 min

Nearby

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