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Mesoscale Discussion 320

March 31, 202516 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Virginia; 21 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 31, 2025, 2:17 AM EDT for 16 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Virginia; 21 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 88 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2025, 2:17 AM EDT (06:17 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2025, 3:45 AM EDT
In force
88 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe thunderstorm watch 80
All 47 counties

Bell County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Buchanan County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:17 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 9:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 25 more118 min
Mar 30, 9:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBracken, Campbell, Greenup, Lewis, Mason2 hr
Mar 30, 9:32 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Casey, Clinton and 14 more6 hr
Mar 30, 10:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Breathitt and 46 more2 hr
Mar 30, 10:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 31 more6 hr
Mar 31, 2:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAccomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 76 more2 hr
Mar 31, 3:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Madison, Page and 5 more117 min
Mar 31, 6:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAmelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 50 more119 min
Mar 31, 7:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin93 min
Mar 30, 10:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Pleasants, Tyler and 2 more5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 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.