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Mesoscale Discussion 268

March 26, 200922 counties in Alabama; 5 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 26, 2009, 1:25 AM CDT for 22 counties in Alabama; 5 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 35 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 26, 2009, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC)
Expired: Mar 26, 2009, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 36 counties

Autauga County, AL, Baldwin County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Butler County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Perry County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Jefferson Parish, LA, Lafourche Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint Charles Parish, LA, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:29 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 67Mar 26, 1:40 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
Mar 25, 11:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Sumter and 2 more	97 min
Mar 26, 1:36 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 37 more	9 hr
Mar 26, 3:40 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw and 17 more	95 min
Mar 26, 6:01 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Clay and 15 more	89 min
Mar 26, 7:27 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	6 hr
Mar 26, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Baldwin, Mobile, Washington	7 hr
Mar 25, 8:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia and 15 more	88 min
Mar 25, 8:54 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 32 more	7 hr
Mar 26, 3:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 8 more	54 min
Mar 26, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell and 16 more	7 hr
Mar 26, 5:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge and 26 more	54 min
Mar 26, 6:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell and 16 more	94 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.