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Mesoscale Discussion 283
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 22, 2018, 3:58 PM CDT for 17 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 22, 2018, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 20%
Counties Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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 22, 10:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 2 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 8 more | 8 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.