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Mesoscale Discussion 27

January 3, 202215 counties in North Carolina; 15 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 3, 2022, 4:25 AM EST for 15 counties in North Carolina; 15 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 3, 2022, 4:25 AM EST (09:25 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2022, 7:00 AM EST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch: 40%

All 30 counties

Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pender County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Berkeley County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Florence County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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 12Jan 3, 5:40 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
Jan 2, 7:19 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Swain	5 hr
Jan 3, 5:13 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga	4 hr
Jan 3, 5:41 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven and 9 more	5 hr
Jan 3, 7:47 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Jones, Onslow and 1 more	118 min
Jan 2, 9:26 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Jasper	64 min
Jan 2, 9:53 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper	5 hr
Jan 2, 11:11 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Edgefield, Fairfield and 8 more	3 hr
Jan 3, 12:17 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper	118 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in South 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.