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Mesoscale Discussion 18

January 11, 20185 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 11, 2018, 8:43 PM CST for 5 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 11, 2018, 8:43 PM CST (02:43 UTC)
Expired: Jan 12, 2018, 2:45 AM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 86 counties

Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Greene County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Bond County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Perry County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Richland County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Saline County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Union County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Washington County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Clay County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN, Ballard County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Madison County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Perry County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 12, 2:00 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, St. Francis	5 hr
Jan 12, 3:38 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Drew, Ouachita and 1 more	6 hr
Jan 12, 2:04 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown and 56 more	6 hr
Jan 12, 7:51 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin and 8 more	5 hr
Jan 12, 1:58 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2018 Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2018 Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2018 Every 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.