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Mesoscale Discussion 320

April 1, 20265 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 1, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe thunderstorm watch 85

All 87 counties

Ohio County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Bath County, KY, Boone County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyd County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Carter County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Martin County, KY, Mason County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Scott County, KY, Adams County, OH, Athens County, OH, Brown County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Highland County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Pike County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Marion County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Mason County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Monongalia County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Summers County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wetzel County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 1:06 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland	114 min
Apr 1, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland	5 hr
Apr 1, 6:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup and 6 more	93 min
Mar 31, 9:58 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning and 3 more	2 hr
Apr 1, 3:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams	115 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 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.