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Mesoscale Discussion 1400

July 13, 201529 counties in North Carolina; 5 counties in South Carolina; 26 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 13, 2015, 8:06 PM EDT for 29 counties in North Carolina; 5 counties in South Carolina; 26 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 84 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2015, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2015, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 84 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 60 counties

Alamance County, NC, Alexander County, NC, Anson County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Polk County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Union County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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
Jul 13, 10:34 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anson, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett and 12 more	86 min
Jul 14, 1:14 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 2 more	91 min
Jul 14, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Cherokee, Clay	7 hr
Jul 14, 3:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain	94 min
Jul 14, 4:55 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Clay	65 min
Jul 14, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania	7 hr
Jul 14, 6:10 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry	2 hr
Jul 14, 6:24 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 2 more	2 hr
Jul 14, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry	4 hr
Jul 14, 7:36 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, Edgefield, McCormick	114 min
Jul 13, 9:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 14 more	3 hr
Jul 14, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Buchanan, Dickenson	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2015 Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2015 Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2015 Every mesoscale discussion in 2015

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.