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Mesoscale Discussion 100

January 30, 20136 counties in North Carolina; 21 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 30, 2013, 3:21 PM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina; 21 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 84 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 30, 2013, 3:21 PM EST (20:21 UTC)
Expired: Jan 30, 2013, 4:45 PM EST
In force: 84 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch: 60%

All 27 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 22Jan 30, 3:40 PM EST

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
Jan 30, 5:51 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Cherokee, Clay	7 hr
Jan 30, 7:38 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Swain	97 min
Jan 30, 8:11 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain	7 hr
Jan 30, 12:50 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 21 more	85 min
Jan 30, 1:19 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more	9 hr
Jan 30, 3:42 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more	5 hr
Jan 30, 4:06 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Franklin, Granville and 6 more	114 min
Jan 30, 4:13 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Gaston, Mecklenburg	2 hr
Jan 30, 8:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 4 more	4 hr
Jan 30, 10:19 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 43 more	86 min
Jan 30, 12:54 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 74 more	96 min
Jan 30, 6:31 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 17 more	8 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2013 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2013 Every mesoscale discussion in 2013

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.