Alert archive / North Carolina / Mesoscale Discussions in 2026
Mesoscale Discussion 52
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 25, 2026, 2:20 AM EST for 48 counties in North Carolina; 13 counties in South Carolina; 13 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2026, 2:20 AM EST (07:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2026, 8:15 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Winter mixed precipitation
All 74 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Gates County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Martin County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Union County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC, Brunswick County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 12:57 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:27 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Burke and 32 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bertie, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin and 26 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:01 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 93 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:02 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 26 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 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.