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Mesoscale Discussion 29

January 16, 20184 parishes in Louisiana; 10 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 16, 2018, 5:20 PM CST for 4 parishes in Louisiana; 10 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 16, 2018, 5:20 PM CST (23:20 UTC)
Expired: Jan 16, 2018, 9:15 PM CST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Orange County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 16, 7:09 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bexar, Caldwell, Colorado and 20 more	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2018 Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 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.