Alert archive / Oklahoma / Mesoscale Discussions in 2004
Mesoscale Discussion 156
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 4, 2004, 2:44 AM CST for Cowley County, Kansas; 42 counties in Oklahoma; 25 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2004, 2:44 AM CST (08:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2004, 5:45 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 68 counties
Cowley County, KS, Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Creek County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Childress County, TX, Clay County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Foard County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hall County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Jack County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Knox County, TX, Montague County, TX, Motley County, TX, Stonewall County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Wheeler County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:55 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:25 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Linn and 2 more | 65 min |
| Mar 4, 2:05 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beckham, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche and 15 more | 94 min |
| Mar 4, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:01 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 24 more | 119 min |
| Mar 4, 6:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:28 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw and 33 more | 62 min |
| Mar 4, 9:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 7 more | 53 min |
| Mar 4, 1:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 6 more | 88 min |
| Mar 4, 2:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Creek, Garvin and 12 more | 88 min |
| Mar 4, 2:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, McCurtain | 57 min |
| Mar 4, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, McCurtain | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | McCurtain | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 7:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Coke, Crane, Crockett, Dawson and 25 more | 117 min |
| Mar 3, 8:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Fisher and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:32 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Fisher and 23 more | 118 min |
| Mar 4, 8:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho and 26 more | 62 min |
| Mar 4, 10:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque and 27 more | 89 min |
| Mar 4, 11:50 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet and 42 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 15 more | 113 min |
| Mar 4, 1:42 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Burnet, Collin, Coryell and 17 more | 63 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2004Every 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.