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Mesoscale Discussion 2557

December 14, 200522 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 14, 2005, 11:50 AM CST for 22 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 85 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 14, 2005, 11:50 AM CST (17:50 UTC)
Expired: Dec 14, 2005, 1:15 PM CST
In force: 85 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 26 counties

Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Ascension Parish, LA, Assumption Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Jasper County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Tornado Watch 895Dec 14, 1:40 PM CST

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
Dec 14, 9:42 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 2 more	2 hr
Dec 14, 1:04 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 7 more	86 min
Dec 14, 1:42 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 7 more	6 hr
Dec 14, 5:56 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Acadia, Iberia, Iberville, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 2 more	94 min
Dec 14, 10:12 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston and 12 more	7 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2005 Every mesoscale discussion in 2005

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.