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Mesoscale Discussion 645

May 21, 20147 counties in Maryland; 8 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 21, 2014, 6:54 PM EDT for 7 counties in Maryland; 8 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 96 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 21, 2014, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2014, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
96 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch
40%

Counties Calvert County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Accomack County, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, Essex County, VA, King George County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 2:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCalvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Somerset3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2014Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2014Every mesoscale discussion in 2014

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.