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Mesoscale Discussion 237

March 2, 20234 counties in Oklahoma; 22 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 2, 2023, 7:13 PM CST for 4 counties in Oklahoma; 22 counties in Texas. It was in force for 92 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 2, 2023, 7:13 PM CST (01:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2023, 8:45 PM CST
In force: 92 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Tornado watch 55

All 26 counties

Bryan County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, McCurtain County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Camp County, TX, Collin County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Morris County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Rains County, TX, Red River County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Titus County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wood County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 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 2, 7:09 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Comal, Fayette and 8 more	2 hr
Mar 2, 7:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes and 12 more	4 hr
Mar 2, 9:17 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Austin, Chambers, Fort Bend, Grimes, Hardin, Harris and 11 more	118 min
Mar 2, 9:53 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 4 more	97 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2023 Every mesoscale discussion in 2023

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.