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Mesoscale Discussion 2046

August 1, 20035 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 1, 2003, 2:58 PM CDT for 5 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2003, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2003, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 56 counties

Clay County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Washington County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Union County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Madison County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Perry County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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 827Aug 1, 3:20 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
Aug 1, 5:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford and 14 more	53 min
Aug 1, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 18 more	5 hr
Jul 31, 8:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago	116 min
Aug 1, 10:59 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bureau, DeKalb, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson and 20 more	2 hr
Aug 1, 2:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Adams, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Cass, DeKalb and 35 more	6 hr
Aug 1, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 13 more	6 hr
Aug 1, 5:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boone, Brown, Bureau, Cass, DeKalb, Fulton and 29 more	86 min
Jul 31, 7:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas and 14 more	93 min
Aug 1, 10:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass and 35 more	2 hr
Aug 1, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 21 more	6 hr
Aug 1, 6:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 13 more	2 hr

Nearby

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