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Mesoscale Discussion 686

May 4, 2025Garrett County, Maryland; 11 counties in Pennsylvania; 7 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 4, 2025, 7:12 PM EDT for Garrett County, Maryland; 11 counties in Pennsylvania; 7 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2025, 7:12 PM EDT (23:12 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2025, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch
20%

Counties Garrett County, MD, Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Butler County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Jefferson County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Barbour County, WV, Marion County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, Preston County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tucker County, WV, Upshur County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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
May 4, 2:34 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaver, Greene, Washington2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Pennsylvania, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 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.