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Mesoscale Discussion 522
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 3, 2020, 5:35 PM CDT for 5 states. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2020, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2020, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 40%
All 111 counties
Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyd County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Carter County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clay County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Green County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Hart County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Larue County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Marion County, KY, Martin County, KY, Mason County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Russell County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Adams County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Clay County, TN, Macon County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Buchanan County, VA, City of Norton, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Wise County, VA, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Summers County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 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 watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 11 more | 7 hr |
| May 3, 12:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian and 13 more | 85 min |
| May 3, 3:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Bell, Christian, Clinton, Cumberland and 12 more | 67 min |
| May 3, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland and 30 more | 3 hr |
| May 3, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bledsoe, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 34 more | 4 hr |
| May 3, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham and 54 more | 57 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2020Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2020Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 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.