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Mesoscale Discussion 379

April 13, 2020Somerset County, Maryland; 38 counties in North Carolina; 42 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 13, 2020, 6:46 AM EDT for Somerset County, Maryland; 38 counties in North Carolina; 42 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 89 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2020, 6:46 AM EDT (10:46 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2020, 8:15 AM EDT
In force: 89 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 81 counties

Somerset County, MD, Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gates County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Nash County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Pender County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Washington County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:49 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
Apr 13, 10:34 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles and 10 more	86 min
Apr 13, 11:33 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll and 13 more	5 hr
Apr 13, 1:20 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 13 more	85 min
Apr 13, 3:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's	87 min
Apr 12, 8:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania	64 min
Apr 12, 8:57 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 2 more	6 hr
Apr 12, 11:17 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Anson, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus and 31 more	88 min
Apr 13, 1:51 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 14 more	6 hr
Apr 13, 2:39 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson and 21 more	96 min
Apr 13, 4:40 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden and 51 more	95 min
Apr 13, 5:01 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alamance, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick and 53 more	7 hr
Apr 13, 9:56 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Washington	64 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 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.