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Mesoscale Discussion 242
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 16, 2008, 2:00 PM CST for 55 counties in Texas. It was in force for 90 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2008, 2:00 PM CST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2008, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 90 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 55 counties
Anderson County, TX, Angelina County, TX, Austin County, TX, Bee County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Colorado County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Goliad County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Harris County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Lavaca 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, Panola County, TX, Polk County, TX, Refugio County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Tyler County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Victoria County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX, Wilson County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 7:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Frio, Guadalupe, Karnes and 3 more | 90 min |
| Feb 15, 10:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Austin, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Liberty and 7 more | 97 min |
| Feb 15, 11:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:09 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Archer, Baylor, Camp, Chambers and 58 more | 66 min |
| Feb 16, 2:53 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Borden, Coke, Concho, Edwards, Fisher, Glasscock and 16 more | 67 min |
| Feb 16, 6:36 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archer, Bandera, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay and 39 more | 90 min |
| Feb 16, 12:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet and 30 more | 89 min |
| Feb 16, 12:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet and 50 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Austin, Bastrop, Brazoria, Brazos and 54 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet and 41 more | 59 min |
| Feb 16, 5:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado and 29 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2008Every 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.