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Mesoscale Discussion 229
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 7, 2018, 1:37 AM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana; Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 83 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2018, 1:37 AM CDT (06:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2018, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 83 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Orange County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu and 21 more | 63 min |
| Apr 6, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 33 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 28 more | 93 min |
| Apr 7, 4:31 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint John the Baptist | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 9:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Houston, Leon and 9 more | 83 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2018Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 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.