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Mesoscale Discussion 247

March 12, 202233 counties in North Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 12, 2022, 7:12 AM EST for 33 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 12, 2022, 7:12 AM EST (12:12 UTC)
Expired: Mar 12, 2022, 9:15 AM EST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch: 60%

All 33 counties

Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Camden County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Gates County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Pender County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 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.

Tornado Watch 44Mar 12, 7:35 AM EST

The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 2:33 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ashe, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Madison and 3 more	6 hr
Mar 12, 3:47 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anson, Bladen, Chatham, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin and 15 more	118 min
Mar 12, 7:37 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret and 25 more	4 hr
Mar 12, 9:39 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Craven, Currituck and 11 more	66 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2022 Every mesoscale discussion in 2022

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.