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Mesoscale Discussion 262

March 28, 20205 counties in Alabama; 21 counties in Mississippi; 20 counties in Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 28, 2020, 8:25 PM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama; 21 counties in Mississippi; 20 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 28, 2020, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 95 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 46 counties

Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Marion County, AL, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Webster County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Chester County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Madison County, TN, Maury County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN, Williamson County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 9:58 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Blount, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin and 16 more	7 hr
Mar 28, 11:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more	93 min
Mar 29, 1:50 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison	85 min
Mar 29, 2:17 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion and 4 more	88 min
Mar 28, 7:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Attala, Claiborne, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 7 more	89 min
Mar 28, 9:34 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 28 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 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.