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Mesoscale Discussion 1403

July 13, 201518 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in South Carolina; 13 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 13, 2015, 10:34 PM EDT for 18 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in South Carolina; 13 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 86 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2015, 10:34 PM EDT (02:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 86 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 35 counties

Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Durham County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Union County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Chesterfield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Amelia County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 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, 8:06 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Caswell and 23 more	84 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.