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Mesoscale Discussion 782

May 3, 20086 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 3, 2008, 2:16 AM CDT for 6 states. It was in force for 59 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 2008, 2:16 AM CDT (07:16 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2008, 3:15 AM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 108 counties

Colbert County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Marion County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Desha County, AR, Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Bienville Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Alcorn County, MS, Amite County, MS, Attala County, MS, Benton County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clay County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Lee County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Yazoo County, MS, Giles County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Wayne County, TN, Sabine County, TX

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:19 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 258May 3, 4:10 AM 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
May 2, 7:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 5 more	96 min
May 2, 11:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 2 more	86 min
May 3, 4:07 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Choctaw, Mobile, Washington	7 hr
May 3, 7:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Chilton, Clarke, Conecuh and 12 more	6 hr
May 3, 7:36 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Mobile	54 min
May 3, 9:04 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 3 more	86 min
May 2, 7:48 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Lincoln and 1 more	4 hr
May 2, 11:38 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Ashley, Chicot	6 hr
May 3, 4:04 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Saint Landry, West Feliciana	56 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.