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Mesoscale Discussion 2589

December 9, 20035 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 9, 2003, 5:16 PM CST for 5 states. It was in force for 59 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 9, 2003, 5:16 PM CST (23:16 UTC)
Expired: Dec 9, 2003, 6:15 PM CST
In force: 59 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 46 counties

Arkansas County, AR, Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Clay County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Greene County, AR, Independence County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Sharp County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Bolivar County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Washington County, MS, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 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
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, 10:37 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway and 30 more	113 min
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, 10:26 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	5 hr
Dec 9, 3:41 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton and 10 more	6 hr

Nearby

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