Alert archive / North Carolina / Mesoscale Discussions in 2025
Mesoscale Discussion 152
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 5, 2025, 2:23 PM EST for 35 counties in North Carolina; 17 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 97 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2025, 2:23 PM EST (19:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 97 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Tornado watch 28
All 52 counties
Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Camden County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Gates County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Nash County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Pender County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Greensville County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, York County, VA
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 7:22 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anson, Bladen, Cabarrus, Chatham, Columbus, Cumberland and 15 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:47 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alamance, Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Caswell and 42 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:35 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden and 48 more | 85 min |
| Mar 5, 12:26 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 10 more | 90 min |
| Mar 5, 8:50 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charles City and 24 more | 115 min |
| Mar 5, 10:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 34 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:02 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 19 more | 88 min |
| Mar 5, 2:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 116 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2025Every mesoscale discussion in 2025
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.