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Mesoscale Discussion 1375

August 1, 20205 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 1, 2020, 7:05 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 115 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2020, 7:05 PM EDT (23:05 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2020, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 115 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch: 40%

All 75 counties

Kent County, DE, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Garrett County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, Kent County, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Washington County, MD, Adams County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Albemarle County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Caroline County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Greene County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Highland County, VA, King George County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Warren County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Tucker County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 4:00 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Charles, Frederick and 5 more	2 hr
Aug 1, 2:19 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Greene, Washington	56 min
Aug 1, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland	7 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2020 Every mesoscale discussion in 2020

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.