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Mesoscale Discussion 258
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 4, 2019, 3:49 PM CDT for 16 parishes in Louisiana; Jasper County, Newton County, Sabine County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2019, 3:49 PM CDT (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 40%
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Sabine County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 4, 11:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Cameron, Iberia, Iberville and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, De Soto, Jefferson Davis and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Donley, Foard, Gray and 7 more | 87 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2019Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2019Every mesoscale discussion in 2019
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.