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Mesoscale Discussion 253

March 24, 200916 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 24, 2009, 7:30 PM CDT for 16 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 24, 2009, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired: Mar 24, 2009, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 21 counties

Bienville Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Angelina County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX

The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Tornado Watch 61Mar 24, 11:25 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
Mar 24, 11:25 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Grant and 11 more	5 hr
Mar 25, 2:20 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, LaSalle, Madison and 2 more	85 min
Mar 25, 2:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln and 1 more	93 min
Mar 25, 5:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle and 6 more	91 min
Mar 25, 5:40 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 13 more	6 hr
Mar 25, 10:55 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anderson, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burleson and 40 more	65 min
Mar 25, 11:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bell, Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman and 47 more	7 hr
Mar 25, 12:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco and 48 more	114 min
Mar 25, 1:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Collin, Comanche and 31 more	87 min
Mar 25, 2:06 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Anderson, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Brazos and 36 more	7 hr
Mar 25, 3:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill and 8 more	88 min
Mar 25, 3:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson and 31 more	93 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2009 Every mesoscale discussion in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.