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Mesoscale Discussion 113

February 22, 20264 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 22, 2026, 2:22 PM EST for 4 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2026, 2:22 PM EST (19:22 UTC)
Expired: Feb 22, 2026, 4:45 PM EST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Heavy snow

Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Accomack County, VA, Northampton County, VA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 22, 4:58 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in New Jersey, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in Delaware, 2026 Every mesoscale discussion in 2026

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.