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Mesoscale Discussion 408
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 19, 2020, 3:03 PM CDT for 18 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 117 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2020, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2020, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 117 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 80%
Counties Autauga County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pike County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Wilcox County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 116 min |
| Apr 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 11 more | 83 min |
Nearby
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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.