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Mesoscale Discussion 717
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 5, 2009, 8:43 PM EDT for 36 counties in North Carolina; 9 counties in South Carolina; 11 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2009, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2009, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 56 counties
Anson County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gates County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Martin County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Orange County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Union County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Chester County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC, Brunswick County, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, Greensville County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 8:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Scotland | 88 min |
| May 6, 11:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Cleveland and 32 more | 2 hr |
| May 6, 2:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Bertie, Buncombe, Burke and 52 more | 6 hr |
| May 6, 7:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Anson, Bertie, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham and 40 more | 91 min |
| May 6, 10:27 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 9 hr |
| May 6, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Abbeville | 93 min |
| May 6, 5:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Colleton and 9 more | 58 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in South 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.