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Mesoscale Discussion 2586

December 9, 200336 counties in Arkansas; 18 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 9, 2003, 10:37 AM CST for 36 counties in Arkansas; 18 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Texas. It was in force for 113 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 9, 2003, 10:37 AM CST (16:37 UTC)
Expired: Dec 9, 2003, 12:30 PM CST
In force: 113 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 63 counties

Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Clark County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Conway County, AR, Crawford County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Howard County, AR, Johnson County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Logan County, AR, Madison County, AR, Miller County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Newton County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Perry County, AR, Pike County, AR, Polk County, AR, Pope County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR, Scott County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, Union County, AR, Van Buren County, AR, Yell County, AR, Beauregard Parish, LA, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX, Panola County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:39 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 980Dec 9, 12:55 PM CST

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
Dec 9, 5:43 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Howard, Little River, Polk, Scott, Sebastian, Sevier	3 hr
Dec 9, 7:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Howard, Johnson and 11 more	5 hr
Dec 9, 12:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland and 23 more	5 hr
Dec 9, 3:45 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and 9 more	2 hr
Dec 9, 5:16 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Clay, Cleburne, Craighead and 22 more	59 min
Dec 9, 8:38 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes and 13 more	67 min
Dec 9, 9:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 19 more	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 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.