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Mesoscale Discussion 31

January 3, 20225 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 3, 2022, 11:06 AM EST for 5 states. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 3, 2022, 11:06 AM EST (16:06 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2022, 4:00 PM EST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Heavy snow

All 83 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Harford County, MD, Kent County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Orange County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 3, 8:41 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	3 hr
Jan 3, 5:13 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anne Arundel, Charles, Prince George's	4 hr
Jan 2, 7:19 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Lee, Scott, City of Bristol, City of Norton	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in New Jersey, 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.