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Mesoscale Discussion 148

February 23, 20034 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 23, 2003, 3:45 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 23, 2003, 3:45 PM CST (21:45 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2003, 8:45 PM CST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 51 counties

Clay County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Richland County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Washington County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Daviess County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Gibson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Martin County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Daviess County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Union County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Dent County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Madison County, MO, Perry County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Feb 23, 10:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Pulaski	5 hr
Feb 22, 7:33 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Brown, Decatur and 19 more	5 hr
Feb 22, 6:56 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bell, Boyd, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott and 7 more	64 min
Feb 23, 5:58 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bates, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole and 13 more	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Indiana, 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.