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Mesoscale Discussion 269

April 4, 20049 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 4, 2004, 10:21 PM CDT for 9 counties in Texas. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2004, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2004, 12:15 AM CDT
In force: 114 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Aransas County, TX, Brooks County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Starr County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 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 4, 8:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kleberg, Nueces, Starr, Zapata	2 hr
Apr 5, 1:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio and 2 more	96 min
Apr 5, 2:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving and 7 more	6 hr
Apr 5, 3:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving and 7 more	114 min
Apr 5, 6:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brewster, Crockett, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Real and 3 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 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.