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Mesoscale Discussion 453

March 31, 200540 counties in Alabama; 4 counties in Georgia; 12 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 31, 2005, 5:34 AM CST for 40 counties in Alabama; 4 counties in Georgia; 12 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 116 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2005, 5:34 AM CST (11:34 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2005, 7:30 AM CST
In force
116 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 56 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Carroll County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Troup County, GA, Clarke County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Greene County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jones County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Perry County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:35 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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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 7:56 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more94 min
Mar 30, 8:55 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAutauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Butler, Chilton, Conecuh and 11 more95 min
Mar 30, 9:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAutauga, Bibb, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Clarke and 22 more7 hr
Mar 30, 9:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBlount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson and 10 more6 hr
Mar 30, 10:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChoctaw, Greene, Pickens, Sumter94 min
Mar 31, 12:53 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAutauga, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton and 21 more97 min
Mar 31, 1:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 46 more7 hr
Mar 31, 2:08 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more97 min
Mar 31, 6:53 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun and 35 more67 min
Mar 31, 7:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBarbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 12 more8 hr
Mar 31, 10:32 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 7 more88 min
Mar 31, 2:15 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaldwin, Geneva, Houston2 hr
Mar 30, 11:44 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee and 36 more91 min
Mar 31, 11:40 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAmite, Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, Pike, Stone and 2 more2 hr
Mar 31, 12:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAmite, George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River and 4 more6 hr
Mar 31, 3:27 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAmite, George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River and 4 more93 min
Mar 31, 5:28 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Amite, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene and 13 more62 min
Mar 31, 5:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George and 18 more6 hr

Nearby

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