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Mesoscale Discussion 766

May 30, 20208 counties in North Carolina; 37 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 30, 2020, 2:25 PM EDT for 8 counties in North Carolina; 37 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 30, 2020, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2020, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 95 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch: 5%

All 45 counties

Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Gates County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, 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 Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 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
May 30, 6:33 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates and 8 more	87 min

Nearby

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