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Mesoscale Discussion 1391
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 4, 2020, 2:43 AM EDT for Camden County, North Carolina; 15 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 92 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2020, 2:43 AM EDT (06:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2020, 4:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 92 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Tornado watch 414...415
Counties Camden County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 8:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Chowan and 26 more | 117 min |
| Aug 3, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 24 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:02 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 25 more | 118 min |
| Aug 4, 1:41 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Henrico and 20 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:26 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Greensville, James City and 16 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 10 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2020Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2020Every 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.