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Mesoscale Discussion 479

April 16, 200316 counties in Illinois; 20 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 16, 2003, 6:20 PM CDT for 16 counties in Illinois; 20 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 115 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2003, 6:20 PM CDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2003, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 115 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 36 counties

Alexander County, IL, Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Madison County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Union County, IL, Washington County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Franklin County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Madison County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Perry County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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
Apr 16, 3:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Dunklin	2 hr

Nearby

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