Alert archive / Texas / Mesoscale Discussions in 2004
Mesoscale Discussion 497
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 29, 2004, 3:58 PM CDT for 21 counties in Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2004, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2004, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 21 counties
Borden County, TX, Coke County, TX, Crockett County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Irion County, TX, Jones County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Runnels County, TX, Schleicher County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Tom Green County, TX, Upton County, TX, Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bandera, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kerr, Kinney and 8 more | 83 min |
| Apr 28, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Brooks, Crockett, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards and 12 more | 94 min |
| Apr 29, 4:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Austin, Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, DeWitt and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baylor, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Foard, Hall and 4 more | 116 min |
| Apr 29, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Foard and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Clay, Coke, Coleman and 18 more | 95 min |
| Apr 29, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Clay, Fisher, Haskell and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Foard and 7 more | 85 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 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.