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Mesoscale Discussion 1714

December 17, 201811 counties in Maine

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 17, 2018, 2:03 AM EST for 11 counties in Maine. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 17, 2018, 2:03 AM EST (07:03 UTC)
Expired: Dec 17, 2018, 8:00 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Hancock County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Penobscot County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, Washington County, ME, York County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:07 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 16, 9:24 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cumberland, York	4 hr
Dec 16, 9:36 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cumberland, York	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Maine, 2018 Every 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.