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Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2017

108 mesoscale discussions in 2017. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.

Mesoscale Discussions by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
108
Busiest month
May34 mesoscale discussions
Busiest day
May 24, 20176 mesoscale discussions

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The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 6:13 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay6 hr
Jan 6, 8:56 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 22 more6 hr
Jan 7, 3:18 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Bertie, Burke and 49 more5 hr
Jan 22, 9:46 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Clay, Jackson, Macon89 min
Feb 8, 8:04 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Graham86 min
Feb 8, 9:55 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Graham65 min
Feb 9, 3:12 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow and 1 more2 hr
Feb 12, 3:29 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Caswell, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates and 11 more3 hr
Feb 15, 10:19 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColumbus2 hr
Feb 25, 12:24 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWarren2 hr
Mar 1, 9:44 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Forsyth, Granville and 8 more91 min
Mar 1, 12:25 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlleghany, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry65 min
Mar 1, 12:50 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGates, Granville, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Vance and 1 more55 min
Mar 1, 2:07 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland and 16 more113 min
Mar 1, 6:21 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Cabarrus and 40 more114 min
Mar 18, 3:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Cumberland and 28 more3 hr
Mar 21, 2:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Clay, Macon3 hr
Mar 28, 1:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Caswell and 42 more3 hr
Mar 31, 12:53 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson and 1 more2 hr
Mar 31, 9:57 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret and 31 more2 hr
Mar 31, 2:08 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth and 13 more67 min
Mar 31, 6:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more94 min
Apr 3, 4:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee and 5 more90 min
Apr 3, 6:41 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden and 47 more64 min
Apr 5, 2:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColumbus58 min
Apr 5, 4:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBladen, Columbus97 min
Apr 5, 7:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain48 min
Apr 6, 12:51 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Durham and 15 more114 min
Apr 6, 2:54 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery and 4 more96 min
Apr 6, 5:59 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Bertie, Camden, Caswell, Chatham, Chowan and 32 more91 min
Apr 6, 10:38 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax and 8 more67 min
Apr 21, 2:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 19 more2 hr
Apr 21, 4:19 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe and 38 more56 min
Apr 22, 11:57 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Granville, Person, Rockingham and 6 more2 hr
Apr 22, 4:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Caswell, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin and 12 more2 hr
Apr 22, 7:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee65 min
Apr 27, 3:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon and 5 more91 min
May 1, 1:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCleveland, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania92 min
May 1, 4:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davidson, Davie and 13 more118 min
May 1, 8:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville and 9 more92 min
May 2, 3:56 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaufort, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Hyde and 5 more2 hr
May 4, 11:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, Greene, Jones and 7 more66 min
May 5, 2:28 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Camden, Caswell and 43 more92 min
May 5, 5:56 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare and 12 more94 min
May 5, 8:27 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven and 9 more93 min
May 5, 6:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHalifax, Hertford, Northampton90 min
May 11, 4:47 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Beaufort and 43 more2 hr
May 11, 10:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaufort, Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir and 6 more63 min
May 12, 2:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham and 12 more2 hr
May 19, 2:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Burke, Caldwell and 28 more2 hr
May 22, 2:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCamden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans89 min
May 23, 4:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender85 min
May 24, 7:41 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Graham3 hr
May 24, 3:02 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 21 more88 min
May 24, 3:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alleghany, Bladen, Brunswick, Caswell, Chatham and 37 more2 hr
May 24, 3:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Graham, Swain55 min
May 24, 5:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 16 more65 min
May 24, 6:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Edgecombe, Franklin and 15 more91 min
May 25, 12:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Duplin and 24 more61 min
May 27, 4:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCaswell, Granville, Halifax, Northampton, Person, Rockingham and 2 more89 min
May 27, 6:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell and 14 more64 min
May 27, 6:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Edgecombe, Franklin and 13 more93 min
May 27, 9:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Dare, Edgecombe and 11 more30 min
May 27, 10:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 33 more89 min
May 28, 2:17 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCabarrus, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Harnett, Hoke and 9 more58 min
May 28, 2:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 5 more63 min
May 28, 4:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Robeson2 hr
May 28, 8:20 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender85 min
May 29, 4:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Union2 hr
May 29, 7:30 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union60 min
May 31, 2:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Cumberland, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene and 17 more117 min
Jun 4, 3:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell and 29 more90 min
Jun 14, 1:17 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery and 86 more2 hr
Jun 16, 1:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen and 73 more3 hr
Jun 19, 12:14 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCaswell, Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren2 hr
Jun 19, 1:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Bladen, Cabarrus, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland and 31 more2 hr
Jun 19, 6:43 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham and 33 more2 hr
Jun 24, 1:14 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson and 17 more2 hr
Jun 24, 2:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Beaufort, Bladen, Carteret, Craven, Cumberland and 19 more2 hr
Jul 1, 1:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and 6 more117 min
Jul 5, 6:46 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Bladen, Cabarrus, Columbus, Cumberland, Gaston and 9 more89 min
Jul 6, 1:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 1 more60 min
Jul 6, 5:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 28 more113 min
Jul 8, 2:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson and 5 more2 hr
Jul 8, 4:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Cumberland and 29 more115 min
Jul 15, 1:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland and 16 more67 min
Jul 18, 2:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 17 more59 min
Jul 22, 7:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCamden, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans94 min
Jul 23, 11:36 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery and 61 more2 hr
Jul 28, 3:00 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Durham, Edgecombe and 18 more90 min
Jul 28, 4:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Chowan, Halifax, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans88 min
Aug 7, 12:16 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Halifax and 5 more2 hr
Aug 7, 4:17 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCamden, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Pasquotank and 1 more118 min
Aug 15, 12:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Edgecombe, Gates and 14 more115 min
Aug 23, 1:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Cabarrus and 52 more3 hr
Sep 1, 1:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland and 13 more113 min
Sep 1, 4:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson and 22 more91 min
Sep 1, 7:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Anson, Bladen, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 25 more97 min
Sep 5, 3:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke and 29 more54 min
Sep 6, 1:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Bladen, Camden, Chowan, Cumberland, Duplin and 22 more3 hr
Oct 8, 2:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln and 5 more2 hr
Oct 23, 1:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba and 15 more113 min
Oct 23, 4:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Burke, Cabarrus and 22 more57 min
Oct 23, 6:59 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Bladen, Cabarrus, Columbus, Davidson, Davie and 12 more91 min
Oct 23, 7:34 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Bladen, Caswell, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham and 19 more116 min
Oct 23, 10:57 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBertie, Bladen, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Greene and 16 more2 hr
Oct 29, 1:53 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret and 29 more2 hr
Dec 8, 12:06 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Caldwell, Cherokee and 14 more4 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. May 24, 20176mesoscale discussions
  2. March 1, 20175mesoscale discussions
  3. May 5, 20175mesoscale discussions
  4. May 28, 20175mesoscale discussions
  5. March 31, 20174mesoscale discussions
  6. April 6, 20174mesoscale discussions
  7. October 23, 20174mesoscale discussions
  8. February 9, 20173mesoscale discussions
  9. April 5, 20173mesoscale discussions
  10. April 22, 20173mesoscale discussions
  11. May 27, 20173mesoscale discussions
  12. May 29, 20173mesoscale discussions

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