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Mesoscale Discussion 3

January 6, 20249 counties in North Carolina; 43 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 6, 2024, 3:28 AM EST for 9 counties in North Carolina; 43 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 6, 2024, 3:28 AM EST (08:28 UTC)
Expired: Jan 6, 2024, 9:30 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Freezing rain

All 56 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Albemarle County, VA, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Madison County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 6, 11:47 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2024 Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2024 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2024 Every mesoscale discussion in 2024

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.