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Mesoscale Discussion 979

May 26, 20246 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 26, 2024, 3:25 PM EDT for 6 states. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2024, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2024, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 95 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe thunderstorm watch 316...317

All 106 counties

Martin County, KY, Pike County, KY, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Allen County, OH, Ashland County, OH, Athens County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Coshocton County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Henry County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Perry County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Stark County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, Union County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Johnson County, TN, Bland County, VA, Buchanan County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Galax, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Russell County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Summers County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wetzel County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 318May 26, 3:45 PM EDT

The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 3:35 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more	7 hr
May 26, 8:50 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 36 more	115 min
May 26, 9:59 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Boyle and 59 more	8 hr
May 26, 11:17 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Casey and 26 more	88 min
May 26, 12:20 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell and 21 more	85 min
May 26, 12:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Casey and 32 more	83 min
May 26, 1:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell and 21 more	7 hr
May 26, 1:13 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Pike	92 min
May 26, 1:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Breathitt, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Leslie and 5 more	9 hr
May 26, 2:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Monroe, Wayne	93 min
May 26, 3:38 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 1 more	3 hr
May 26, 3:46 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian and 21 more	59 min
May 26, 5:01 PM EDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more	7 hr
May 26, 6:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Calloway, Fulton	87 min
May 26, 7:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ballard, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Carlisle, Christian and 21 more	87 min
May 26, 7:54 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 37 more	6 hr
May 26, 4:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Graham	63 min
May 26, 5:00 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 12 more	90 min
May 26, 5:36 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Caswell, Forsyth, Guilford, Person, Rockingham and 2 more	114 min
May 26, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 19 more	8 hr
May 26, 6:35 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland and 15 more	85 min
May 26, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Henderson, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and 4 more	4 hr
May 26, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Ashland, Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton and 19 more	6 hr
May 26, 7:22 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning, Trumbull	83 min

Nearby

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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.