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Mesoscale Discussion 1888

December 17, 20164 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 17, 2016, 6:57 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 17, 2016, 6:57 AM EST (11:57 UTC)
Expired: Dec 17, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 24 counties

Berkshire County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Passaic County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Albany County, NY, Broome County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Delaware County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Greene County, NY, Orange County, NY, Otsego County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Sullivan County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Westchester County, NY, Lackawanna County, PA, Pike County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA, Wyoming County, PA

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 17, 4:21 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 5 more	5 hr
Dec 17, 3:08 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cattaraugus	4 hr
Dec 17, 10:01 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Saratoga, Washington	6 hr
Dec 16, 11:42 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Lawrence, Washington	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in New York, 2016 Mesoscale Discussions in Connecticut, 2016 Mesoscale Discussions in Pennsylvania, 2016 Every mesoscale discussion in 2016

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.