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Mesoscale Discussion 1637

August 29, 20206 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 29, 2020, 6:45 PM EDT for 6 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 29, 2020, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2020, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe thunderstorm watch 469
All 50 counties

Berkshire County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Sullivan County, NH, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Albany County, NY, Bronx County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Greene County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Sullivan County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Washington County, NY, Westchester County, NY, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Pike County, PA, Bennington County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Windham County, VT, Windsor County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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.

The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 1:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Aug 29, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCapitol Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region3 hr
Aug 29, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBerkshire6 hr
Aug 29, 12:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem3 hr
Aug 29, 3:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and 3 more2 hr
Aug 29, 4:52 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMontgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington53 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in New York, 2020Mesoscale Discussions in New Jersey, 2020Mesoscale Discussions in Connecticut, 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.