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Mesoscale Discussion 57

January 9, 202222 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 9, 2022, 12:38 PM CST for 22 parishes in Louisiana; 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 9, 2022, 12:38 PM CST (18:38 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2022, 2:45 PM CST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch: 20%

All 27 counties

Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Ascension Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Amite County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Pike County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 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
Jan 9, 4:56 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches	94 min
Jan 9, 9:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison and 7 more	3 hr
Jan 9, 10:42 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jasper, Jefferson Davis and 9 more	9 hr
Jan 9, 11:02 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton, Smith	118 min
Jan 9, 3:43 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Greene	2 hr
Jan 9, 4:56 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone	2 hr

Nearby

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.