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Mesoscale Discussion 292

March 27, 201122 counties in Alabama; 54 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 27, 2011, 7:33 AM CDT for 22 counties in Alabama; 54 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 117 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 27, 2011, 7:33 AM CDT (12:33 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2011, 9:30 AM CDT
In force: 117 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 84 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Burke County, GA, Butts County, GA, Candler County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Schley County, GA, Screven County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Allendale County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:35 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 68Mar 27, 8:55 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 26, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 17 more	7 hr
Mar 26, 11:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 17 more	54 min
Mar 27, 8:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton and 17 more	7 hr
Mar 27, 10:51 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva and 3 more	84 min
Mar 27, 2:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 1 more	56 min
Mar 27, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry and 1 more	5 hr
Mar 27, 6:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 4 more	2 hr
Mar 26, 7:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee and 36 more	95 min
Mar 26, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Burke, Catoosa, Chattooga and 39 more	8 hr
Mar 26, 10:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 3 more	65 min
Mar 26, 11:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Burke, Catoosa, Chattooga and 38 more	62 min
Mar 27, 2:03 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Bibb, Bleckley and 40 more	57 min
Mar 27, 2:25 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Appling, Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Bryan, Bulloch and 46 more	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2011 Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2011 Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 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.