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Mesoscale Discussion 529

April 1, 20084 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 1, 2008, 3:25 AM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2008, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2008, 5:00 AM CDT
In force: 95 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 37 counties

Ashley County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Miller County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Union County, AR, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Bolivar County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS, Cass County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Panola County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Mar 31, 8:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Faulkner and 28 more	63 min
Mar 31, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Arkansas, Crittenden, Lee, Lincoln, Monroe, Phillips and 1 more	4 hr
Apr 1, 12:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Columbia, Desha and 3 more	63 min
Apr 1, 1:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River and 3 more	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 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.