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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 980
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Dec 9, 2003, 12:55 PM CST for 29 counties in Arkansas; 27 parishes in Louisiana; 7 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2003, 12:55 PM CST (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2003, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 63 counties
Arkansas County, AR, Ashley County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Clark County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Conway County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Perry County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR, Union County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX
Warnings issued inside it
1 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson | 39 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
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, 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
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Arkansas, 2003Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Louisiana, 2003Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2003Every severe thunderstorm watch 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.