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Mesoscale Discussion 1685

December 1, 201816 counties in Alabama

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 1, 2018, 3:07 PM CST for 16 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 113 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2018, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2018, 5:00 PM CST
In force
113 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch
40%

Counties Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Perry County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Wilcox County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 4:31 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more59 min
Dec 1, 11:16 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCCoffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry and 1 more7 hr
Dec 1, 1:35 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCoffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Houston85 min
Dec 1, 3:38 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCoffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Houston97 min
Dec 1, 5:28 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale and 7 more62 min
Dec 1, 5:53 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCCoffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston9 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2018Every mesoscale discussion in 2018

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.