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Mesoscale Discussion 2540
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 27, 2008, 3:46 PM CST for 6 states. It was in force for 89 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2008, 3:46 PM CST (21:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2008, 5:15 PM CST
- In force
- 89 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 74 counties
Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Independence County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Sharp County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Marion County, IL, Massac County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Richland County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Washington County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Clay County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Ballard County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, Madison County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Perry County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Lake County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 9:05 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Garland, Johnson and 10 more | 85 min |
| Dec 27, 12:03 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:32 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne and 37 more | 88 min |
| Dec 27, 6:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne and 34 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 7:41 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lafayette, Miller | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:03 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun and 61 more | 117 min |
| Dec 27, 9:34 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Clay, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard and 4 more | 56 min |
| Dec 27, 1:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot and 52 more | 25 min |
| Dec 27, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Cross and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crittenden | 4 hr |
| Dec 26, 11:15 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox and 6 more | 90 min |
| Dec 27, 1:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian and 26 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:48 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Christian, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan and 9 more | 27 min |
| Dec 27, 10:26 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Alexander, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass and 45 more | 94 min |
| Dec 27, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian and 43 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bureau, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, DeKalb, DeWitt and 32 more | 89 min |
| Dec 27, 12:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 29 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crawford, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson and 10 more | 84 min |
| Dec 26, 6:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barton, Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Jackson and 5 more | 58 min |
| Dec 26, 9:51 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:41 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton and 12 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 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.