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Mesoscale Discussion 142

March 3, 202014 counties in Alabama; 14 counties in Georgia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 3, 2020, 7:25 AM CST for 14 counties in Alabama; 14 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 3, 2020, 7:25 AM CST (13:25 UTC)
Expired: Mar 3, 2020, 9:30 AM CST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 28 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Chattahoochee County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Pike County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Troup County, GA, Upson County, GA

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:25 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
Mar 3, 2:34 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Lauderdale	116 min
Mar 3, 2:52 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Lamar, Marion and 2 more	2 hr
Mar 3, 5:12 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 15 more	5 hr
Mar 3, 9:16 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Bullock, Russell	89 min
Mar 3, 12:52 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Dallas and 12 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2020 Every mesoscale discussion in 2020

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.