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Mesoscale Discussion 876

May 27, 2026Saint Mary's County, Maryland; 72 counties in Virginia; 34 counties in West Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 27, 2026, 3:21 PM EDT for Saint Mary's County, Maryland; 72 counties in Virginia; 34 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2026, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 114 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe thunderstorm watch 247

All 107 counties

Saint Mary's County, MD, Albemarle County, VA, Alleghany County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Covington, 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 Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Craig County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greene 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 William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Madison County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Nelson County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, York County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton 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, Mason County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Summers County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tucker County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 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
May 27, 12:31 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Charles, Dorchester, Saint Mary's, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	119 min
May 27, 1:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Calvert, Charles, Dorchester, Saint Mary's, Somerset, Wicomico and 1 more	9 hr
May 27, 6:54 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 69 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in West Virginia, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in Maryland, 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.