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Mesoscale Discussion 1969

August 12, 200410 counties in Alabama; 20 counties in Georgia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 12, 2004, 3:09 AM CDT for 10 counties in Alabama; 20 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 12, 2004, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2004, 5:45 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 30 counties

Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rockdale County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 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
Aug 12, 7:00 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Henry, Houston	3 hr
Aug 12, 7:50 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 38 more	5 hr
Aug 12, 9:02 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bleckley, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Columbia, Effingham and 13 more	88 min
Aug 12, 10:45 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bleckley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Chatham and 25 more	6 hr
Aug 12, 11:50 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 30 more	55 min
Aug 12, 12:50 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley and 19 more	7 hr
Aug 12, 3:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 6 more	84 min
Aug 12, 6:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brantley, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, Wayne	88 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 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.