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Mesoscale Discussion 674

May 2, 200926 counties in Alabama; 6 counties in Georgia; 33 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 2, 2009, 5:22 PM CDT for 26 counties in Alabama; 6 counties in Georgia; 33 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 53 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2009, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2009, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 65 counties

Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne 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, Lawrence County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Polk County, GA, Walker County, GA, Attala County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Leake County, MS, Lee County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 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 229May 2, 8:45 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
May 2, 2:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb and 20 more	97 min
May 2, 2:55 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Cullman and 21 more	6 hr
May 2, 1:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Burke, Butts, Carroll and 41 more	94 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, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 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.