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Mesoscale Discussion 2077

October 18, 2012Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Willacy County, Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Oct 18, 2012, 3:27 PM CDT for Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 93 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 18, 2012, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired: Oct 18, 2012, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 93 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch: 5%

Counties Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Willacy County, TX

The radar

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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
Oct 17, 7:01 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Angelina, Bowie, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Nacogdoches and 4 more	8 hr
Oct 17, 9:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby	92 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2012 Every mesoscale discussion in 2012

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.