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Mesoscale Discussion 2601

December 12, 200349 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 12, 2003, 3:48 PM CST for 49 counties in Texas. It was in force for 117 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2003, 3:48 PM CST (21:48 UTC)
Expired
Dec 12, 2003, 5:45 PM CST
In force
117 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 49 counties

Anderson County, TX, Angelina County, TX, Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Harris County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Leon County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Limestone County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Milam County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Panola County, TX, Polk County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rusk County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Tyler County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Victoria County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX, Wood County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 11:28 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCollingsworth, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Wheeler3 hr
Dec 12, 12:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Goliad, Jackson, Matagorda and 4 more2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2003Every 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.