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Mesoscale Discussion 55

January 25, 20265 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 25, 2026, 9:39 AM EST for 5 states. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2026, 9:39 AM EST (14:39 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2026, 12:45 PM EST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Winter mixed precipitation

All 134 counties

Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, Kent County, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Cape May County, NJ, Accomack County, VA, Albemarle County, VA, Alleghany County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Craig County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greene County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Highland County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Madison County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Nelson County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Warren County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, York County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Tucker County, WV, Webster County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:42 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 text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 6:01 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kent, New Castle	6 hr
Jan 25, 3:02 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	4 hr
Jan 25, 11:55 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic and 4 more	4 hr
Jan 25, 4:02 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Passaic, Sussex	4 hr
Jan 25, 2:20 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg and 7 more	6 hr
Jan 25, 3:27 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell and 25 more	3 hr
Jan 25, 6:50 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 22 more	4 hr
Jan 25, 10:00 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Hancock	3 hr

Nearby

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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.