<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issues Mesoscale Discussions (MDs or MCDs) that focus on severe thunderstorm potential over the continental U.S. for the next 6 hours with an emphasis on the first 1-3 hours. SPC also issues MDs for mesoscale aspects of hazardous winter weather events including heavy snow, blizzards, and freezing rain. All MDs contain an areas affected line, concerning line, valid time, a paragraph for a summary, and a paragraph for a technical discussion, along with a graphical depiction of the highlighted area.</span></p><p></p><p><span>Link to graphical web page: </span><a href='https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/'><span>https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/</span></a></p><p><span>Link to data download (shapefile): </span><a href='https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/ActiveMD.kmz'><span>https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/ActiveMD.kmz</span></a></p><p></p><p><span>Questions/Concerns about the service, please contact the </span><a href='mailto:nws.mapservices@noaa.gov'><span><span>DISS GIS</span></span></a><span> team</span></p><p><span style='font-weight:bold;'>Time Information:</span></p><p><span>This service is not time enabled</span></p></div></div></div>
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