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Mesoscale Discussion 460

April 12, 201321 counties in North Carolina; 5 counties in South Carolina; 17 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 12, 2013, 2:34 PM EDT for 21 counties in North Carolina; 5 counties in South Carolina; 17 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 116 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 12, 2013, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 12, 2013, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 116 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch: 20%

All 43 counties

Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Gates County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Pender County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Washington County, NC, Berkeley County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 11, 8:24 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more	8 hr
Apr 11, 9:19 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 1 more	86 min
Apr 11, 10:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cleveland, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania	83 min
Apr 12, 12:46 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Columbus	89 min
Apr 12, 1:06 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson	6 hr
Apr 12, 1:58 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Bertie, Caswell, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson and 34 more	92 min
Apr 12, 2:57 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more	6 hr
Apr 12, 4:00 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson and 1 more	90 min
Apr 12, 5:21 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Northampton	3 hr
Apr 12, 7:25 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene, Halifax, Johnston, Nash and 6 more	65 min
Apr 12, 5:05 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham and 34 more	85 min

Nearby

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