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Mesoscale Discussion 212

March 8, 20035 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 8, 2003, 9:58 PM CST for 5 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 8, 2003, 9:58 PM CST (03:58 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2003, 12:00 AM CST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 35 counties

Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dale County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Escambia County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Early County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Jefferson Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 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
Mar 9, 7:18 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 16 more	117 min
Mar 9, 1:40 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alachua, Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Columbia, Dixie and 18 more	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Florida, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 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.