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Mesoscale Discussion 65

January 25, 202632 counties in North Carolina; Marlboro County, South Carolina; 28 counties in Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 25, 2026, 6:50 PM EST for 32 counties in North Carolina; Marlboro County, South Carolina; 28 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2026, 6:50 PM EST (23:50 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2026, 10:45 PM EST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Freezing rain

All 61 counties

Bertie County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Marlboro County, SC, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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
Jan 25, 2:20 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alamance, Anson, Bertie, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba and 42 more	6 hr
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, 6:01 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, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 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.