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Mesoscale Discussion 451
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 14, 2025, 8:18 PM EDT for 22 counties in Kentucky; 11 counties in Virginia; 19 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 87 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2025, 8:18 PM EDT (00:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2025, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe thunderstorm watch 138
All 52 counties
Breathitt County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clay County, KY, Estill County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buchanan County, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Craig County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Giles County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Boone County, WV, Clay County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Summers County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 38 more | 95 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 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.