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Mesoscale Discussion 34

January 4, 20238 counties in North Carolina; 20 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 4, 2023, 10:21 AM EST for 8 counties in North Carolina; 20 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 4, 2023, 10:21 AM EST (15:21 UTC)
Expired: Jan 4, 2023, 12:15 PM EST
In force: 114 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Tornado watch 13

All 28 counties

Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Duplin County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pender County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Florence County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:19 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 watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Tornado Watch 14Jan 4, 11:20 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 4, 11:19 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, New Hanover and 4 more	4 hr
Jan 4, 12:52 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Sampson	113 min
Jan 4, 1:10 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Duplin and 20 more	95 min
Jan 4, 8:36 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley and 18 more	9 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2023 Every mesoscale discussion in 2023

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.