Alert archive / Mississippi / Mesoscale Discussions in 2009
Mesoscale Discussion 670
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 2, 2009, 2:38 PM CDT for 26 counties in Alabama; 33 counties in Mississippi; Hardin County, McNairy County, Wayne County, Tennessee. It was in force for 97 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2009, 2:38 PM CDT (19:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2009, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 97 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 62 counties
Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Webster County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Wayne County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Cullman and 21 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 5:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Cullman and 20 more | 53 min |
| May 2, 1:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Coahoma, DeSoto, Grenada and 12 more | 90 min |
| May 2, 9:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bolivar, Coahoma, Washington | 97 min |
| May 2, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams | 26 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2009Every 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.