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Mesoscale Discussion 72

January 16, 20225 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 16, 2022, 4:02 AM EST for 5 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 16, 2022, 4:02 AM EST (09:02 UTC)
Expired: Jan 16, 2022, 10:00 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Heavy snow

All 98 counties

Banks County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hart County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA, Alamance County, NC, Alexander County, NC, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Polk County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, York County, SC, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Russell County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wythe County, VA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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 16, 11:59 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery and 51 more	3 hr
Jan 16, 2:45 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brunswick, Carteret, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender	90 min
Jan 16, 3:24 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 16 more	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 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.