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Mesoscale Discussion 244
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 13, 2018, 5:53 PM CDT for 5 states. It was in force for 97 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2018, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2018, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 97 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 121 counties
Arkansas County, AR, Ashley County, AR, Baxter County, AR, Boone County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Clark County, AR, Clay County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Conway County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Greene County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Howard County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Johnson County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Little River County, AR, Logan County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Marion County, AR, Miller County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Newton County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Perry County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Pike County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Polk County, AR, Pope County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Saline County, AR, Scott County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Sharp County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Stone County, AR, Union County, AR, Van Buren County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Yell County, AR, Beauregard Parish, LA, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Dunklin County, MO, McCurtain County, OK, Angelina County, TX, Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Newton County, TX, Panola County, TX, Polk County, TX, Red River County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Titus County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Tyler County, TX, Upshur County, TX
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 12:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway and 24 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne and 43 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Washington | 92 min |
| Apr 13, 6:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew | 115 min |
| Apr 13, 2:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Camden, Carter, Christian, Cole, Dallas and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford and 33 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atchison | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 11:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Coal, Hughes, Johnston and 5 more | 56 min |
| Apr 13, 4:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet and 14 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2018Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2018Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 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.