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Mesoscale Discussion 662

April 18, 20084 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 18, 2008, 6:07 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 53 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2008, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC)
Expired: Apr 18, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 60 counties

Baldwin County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Greene County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Ascension Parish, LA, Assumption Parish, LA, Jefferson Parish, LA, Lafourche Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, Plaquemines Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint Charles Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA, Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Terrebonne Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, Clarke County, MS, Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Marion County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, Perry County, MS, Pike County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Stone County, MS, Walthall County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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.

Tornado Watch 208Apr 18, 6:40 PM CDT

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
Apr 18, 5:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bibb, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar and 9 more	37 min
Apr 18, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more	7 hr
Apr 18, 3:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston and 8 more	2 hr
Apr 18, 3:43 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans and 10 more	7 hr
Apr 18, 3:07 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica	113 min

Nearby

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