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Mesoscale Discussion 227

March 14, 201134 counties in Alabama; 12 counties in Georgia; George County, Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 14, 2011, 5:37 PM CDT for 34 counties in Alabama; 12 counties in Georgia; George County, Mississippi. It was in force for 83 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 14, 2011, 5:37 PM CDT (22:37 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 83 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 47 counties

Autauga County, AL, Baldwin County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dallas County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Polk County, GA, Troup County, GA, George County, MS

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Mar 14, 12:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Pickens	56 min
Mar 14, 1:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bibb, Blount, Choctaw, Clarke, Cullman, Fayette and 16 more	5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2011 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2011 Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2011 Every mesoscale discussion in 2011

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.