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Mesoscale Discussion 79
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 21, 2018, 7:57 AM CST for 8 counties in Oklahoma; 41 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2018, 7:57 AM CST (13:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 49 counties
Carter County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Borden County, TX, Callahan County, TX, Childress County, TX, Clay County, TX, Coke County, TX, Coleman County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Foard County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Howard County, TX, Jack County, TX, Jones County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Knox County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Montague County, TX, Motley County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Runnels County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Shackelford County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Stonewall County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:57 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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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 12:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Newton, Orange | 113 min |
| Feb 21, 9:48 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Newton, Orange | 7 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Sabine | 92 min |
| Feb 21, 3:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Newton, Orange | 117 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2018Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 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.