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Mesoscale Discussion 473
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 19, 2008, 7:08 AM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2008, 7:08 AM CDT (12:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2008, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 103 counties
Autauga County, AL, Baldwin County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Dallas County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Lee County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Winston County, AL, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Alcorn County, MS, Attala County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Bedford County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Giles County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Marion County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Moore County, TN, Wayne County, TN
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 19, 4:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson | 58 min |
| Mar 19, 1:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Ben Hill and 74 more | 116 min |
| Mar 18, 10:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington and 25 more | 56 min |
| Mar 18, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar and 65 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | DeSoto | 63 min |
| Mar 19, 2:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Attala, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay and 18 more | 115 min |
| Mar 18, 8:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry and 8 more | 92 min |
| Mar 19, 1:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Davidson, Decatur and 17 more | 62 min |
| Mar 19, 2:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 23 more | 66 min |
| Mar 19, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 6:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins and 8 more | 86 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 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.