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Mesoscale Discussion 2011
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 17, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 116 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT (17:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch possible
- Chance of a watch
- 60%
All 52 counties
Bell County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Pike County, KY, Ashe County, NC, Madison County, NC, Swain County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Washington County, TN, White County, TN, Bland County, VA, Buchanan County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA, Wythe County, VA, McDowell County, WV
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 3:13 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood and 10 more | 116 min |
| Aug 17, 7:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lincoln | 116 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2026Every 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.