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Mesoscale Discussion 417

March 27, 200539 counties in Alabama; Haralson County, Polk County, Georgia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 27, 2005, 11:06 AM CST for 39 counties in Alabama; Haralson County, Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 54 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 27, 2005, 11:06 AM CST (17:06 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2005, 12:00 PM CST
In force: 54 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 41 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Butler County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Dallas County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Perry County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Winston County, AL, Haralson County, GA, Polk County, GA

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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.

Tornado Watch 98Mar 27, 11:40 AM 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
Mar 26, 6:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 23 more	3 hr
Mar 26, 8:45 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 44 more	7 hr
Mar 26, 9:00 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Barbour, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee and 1 more	7 hr
Mar 26, 10:43 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chilton and 24 more	62 min
Mar 27, 1:14 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock and 50 more	91 min
Mar 27, 2:27 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 13 more	63 min
Mar 27, 3:27 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Choctaw, Clarke, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo and 5 more	33 min
Mar 27, 3:45 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 6 more	6 hr
Mar 27, 6:53 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 1 more	2 hr
Mar 27, 9:08 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Covington, Geneva, Houston	37 min
Mar 27, 9:35 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 5 more	7 hr
Mar 27, 11:40 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 25 more	5 hr
Mar 27, 2:24 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Chilton and 23 more	2 hr
Mar 27, 4:55 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 22 more	7 hr
Mar 26, 11:05 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Ware	5 hr
Mar 27, 12:13 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 35 more	2 hr
Mar 27, 2:55 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atkinson, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Calhoun, Coffee and 22 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 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.