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Mesoscale Discussion 168

February 9, 20174 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 9, 2017, 3:20 PM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 9, 2017, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)
Expired: Feb 9, 2017, 9:15 PM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Heavy snow

All 22 counties

Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Cumberland County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, Washington County, ME, York County, ME, Rockingham County, NH, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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
Feb 9, 4:55 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC		6 hr
Feb 9, 11:05 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC		4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Maine, 2017 Mesoscale Discussions in Massachusetts, 2017 Mesoscale Discussions in Rhode Island, 2017 Every mesoscale discussion in 2017

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.