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Mesoscale Discussion 1506

July 4, 200411 counties in Alabama; 6 counties in Georgia; 13 counties in Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 4, 2004, 5:54 PM CDT for 11 counties in Alabama; 6 counties in Georgia; 13 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 66 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2004, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2004, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 30 counties

Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Bledsoe County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Van Buren County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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
Jul 4, 10:38 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and 3 more	2 hr
Jul 4, 11:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Marion	4 hr
Jul 4, 1:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman and 19 more	119 min
Jul 4, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Blount, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin and 11 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2004 Every mesoscale discussion in 2004

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.