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Mesoscale Discussion 534

May 4, 201926 counties in Alabama; 11 counties in Florida; 7 counties in Georgia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 4, 2019, 3:28 PM CDT for 26 counties in Alabama; 11 counties in Florida; 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 92 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2019, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 92 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 44 counties

Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dale County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Russell County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Escambia County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Clay County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Stewart County, GA

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 11:58 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 31 more	77 min
May 4, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 20 more	7 hr
May 4, 2:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh and 9 more	2 hr
May 4, 1:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brevard, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Indian River, Lake and 8 more	2 hr
May 4, 9:41 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bartow, Catoosa, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Fannin and 17 more	94 min
May 4, 11:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Butts, Cherokee and 47 more	85 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2019 Mesoscale Discussions in Florida, 2019 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2019 Every 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.