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Mesoscale Discussion 274

April 15, 201835 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 45 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 15, 2018, 8:31 PM EDT for 35 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 45 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 89 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2018, 8:31 PM EDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 89 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 88 counties

Alamance County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Orange County, NC, Pender County, NC, Person County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Florence County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC, Albemarle County, VA, Alleghany County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Tornado Watch 55Apr 15, 9:35 PM EDT

The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 9:07 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Edgecombe and 14 more	83 min
Apr 15, 9:32 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Duplin and 17 more	4 hr
Apr 15, 11:19 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 27 more	86 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2018 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2018 Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 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.