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Mesoscale Discussion 313
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 31, 2026, 6:52 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts; 10 counties in New York. It was in force for 83 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2026, 6:52 PM EDT (22:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2026, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 83 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch possible
- Chance of a watch
- 40%
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Broome County, NY, Chenango County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Delaware County, NY, Greene County, NY, Otsego County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung and 17 more | 115 min |
| Mar 31, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 3 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in New York, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Massachusetts, 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.