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Mesoscale Discussion 940

May 15, 2008Dimmit County, Maverick County, Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 15, 2008, 6:24 PM CDT for Dimmit County, Maverick County, Texas. It was in force for 66 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 15, 2008, 6:24 PM CDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Dimmit County, TX, Maverick County, TX

The radar

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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
May 14, 7:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brown, Burnet and 30 more	54 min
May 14, 7:50 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bastrop, Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell and 30 more	6 hr
May 14, 7:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata	67 min
May 14, 10:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco and 76 more	88 min
May 14, 11:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Houston and 9 more	65 min
May 15, 1:16 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Angelina, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson, Camp, Cass and 29 more	6 hr
May 15, 2:11 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Jefferson, Orange	94 min
May 15, 4:16 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Jefferson, Orange	7 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 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.