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Mesoscale Discussion 776

May 6, 20068 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 6, 2006, 2:31 PM CDT for 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 119 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2006, 2:31 PM CDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2006, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 119 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

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

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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
May 5, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Clay, Comanche, Coryell and 17 more	6 hr
May 5, 7:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Edwards and 15 more	2 hr
May 5, 9:24 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bell, Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman and 39 more	8 hr
May 5, 11:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Brown, Burnet, Callahan and 44 more	90 min
May 5, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Fayette, Gillespie, Lee and 3 more	5 hr
May 6, 1:28 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more	7 hr
May 6, 2:31 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bastrop, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Comal and 15 more	89 min
May 6, 6:48 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange and 1 more	57 min
May 6, 12:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall and 11 more	2 hr
May 6, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Edwards and 16 more	6 hr
May 6, 5:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble and 3 more	85 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2006 Every mesoscale discussion in 2006

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.