Alert archive / North Carolina / Mesoscale Discussions in 2018
Mesoscale Discussion 1702
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 9, 2018, 3:08 AM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2018, 3:08 AM EST (08:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2018, 8:15 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 79 counties
Alamance County, NC, Alexander County, NC, Alleghany County, NC, Anson County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Durham County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Polk County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Pickens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, York County, SC, Carter County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Carroll County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The text
As transmitted.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 10:32 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:18 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe and 51 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Davidson and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Clay, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson and 12 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2018Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2018Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2018Every mesoscale discussion in 2018
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.