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Mesoscale Discussion 1070

May 19, 200324 counties in Oklahoma; 16 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 19, 2003, 8:56 PM CDT for 24 counties in Oklahoma; 16 counties in Texas. It was in force for 64 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 19, 2003, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2003, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 40 counties

Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Coal County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Creek County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Love County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Callahan County, TX, Clay County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Jack County, TX, Jones County, TX, Montague County, TX, Shackelford County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX, Young County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 416May 19, 9:30 PM CDT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Atoka, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal and 26 more	6 hr
May 19, 11:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atoka, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Cleveland and 27 more	118 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2003 Every mesoscale discussion in 2003

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.