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Mesoscale Discussion 115

January 31, 2008Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; 44 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 31, 2008, 5:23 AM CST for Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; 44 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 31, 2008, 5:23 AM CST (11:23 UTC)
Expired: Jan 31, 2008, 8:00 AM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 47 counties

Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Anderson County, TX, Angelina County, TX, Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Colorado County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Harris County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Leon County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX, Polk County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Tyler County, TX, Victoria County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:23 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 29Jan 31, 5:50 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
Jan 30, 11:47 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Sabine	2 hr
Jan 31, 5:51 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more	7 hr
Jan 31, 9:57 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cameron	2 hr
Jan 31, 12:06 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson and 15 more	54 min
Jan 31, 12:35 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville and 22 more	6 hr
Jan 31, 3:25 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ascension, Assumption, Livingston, Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles and 5 more	95 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2008 Every mesoscale discussion in 2008

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.