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Mesoscale Discussion 2020

December 13, 202211 counties in Arkansas; 7 parishes in Louisiana; 6 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 13, 2022, 5:04 PM CST for 11 counties in Arkansas; 7 parishes in Louisiana; 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 116 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 13, 2022, 5:04 PM CST (23:04 UTC)
Expired: Dec 13, 2022, 7:00 PM CST
In force: 116 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Tornado watch 583

All 24 counties

Ashley County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Union County, AR, Claiborne Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Bolivar County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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.

Tornado Watch 584Dec 13, 6:25 PM CST

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
Dec 13, 8:59 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Little River, Sevier	2 hr
Dec 13, 9:07 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Miller, Pike, Polk and 1 more	8 hr
Dec 13, 11:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Little River, Miller	2 hr
Dec 13, 1:33 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Columbia, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Union	117 min
Dec 13, 2:15 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 4 more	8 hr
Dec 13, 2:12 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Sabine	63 min
Dec 13, 3:51 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson and 7 more	84 min
Dec 13, 4:44 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine	91 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2022 Every mesoscale discussion in 2022

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.