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Mesoscale Discussion 233

February 26, 20137 counties in North Carolina; 33 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 26, 2013, 6:54 AM EST for 7 counties in North Carolina; 33 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 26, 2013, 6:54 AM EST (11:54 UTC)
Expired: Feb 26, 2013, 11:00 AM EST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 45 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Highland County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 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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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 26, 8:44 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender	3 hr
Feb 26, 2:44 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender	91 min
Feb 26, 6:17 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland and 11 more	118 min
Feb 26, 11:37 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Highland, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2013 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2013 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 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.