Alert archive / Kentucky / Mesoscale Discussions in 2008
Mesoscale Discussion 344
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 4, 2008, 9:38 AM CST for 50 counties in Kentucky; 20 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2008, 9:38 AM CST (15:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2008, 11:45 AM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 70 counties
Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clay County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Larue County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Marion County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Russell County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Bledsoe County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Clay County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Macon County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Scott County, TN, Smith County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, White County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Magoffin and 2 more | 94 min |
| Mar 4, 1:09 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Grundy and 6 more | 66 min |
| Mar 4, 1:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bradley, Franklin, Hamilton, Lincoln, Marion, Moore and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:17 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Bradley, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen and 11 more | 118 min |
| Mar 4, 11:04 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 24 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 90 min |
| Mar 4, 3:31 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington | 8 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 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.