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Mesoscale Discussion 668

May 17, 201319 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 17, 2013, 2:29 PM CDT for 19 counties in Texas. It was in force for 61 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2013, 2:29 PM CDT (19:29 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2013, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch: 60%

Counties Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Brown County, TX, Clay County, TX, Coleman County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Erath County, TX, Hood County, TX, Jack County, TX, McCulloch County, TX, Mills County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX, Young County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 166May 17, 3:05 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 17, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Eastland and 12 more	6 hr

Nearby

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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.