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Mesoscale Discussion 32

January 4, 202329 counties in Alabama; 6 counties in Florida; 25 counties in Georgia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 4, 2023, 2:06 AM CST for 29 counties in Alabama; 6 counties in Florida; 25 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 4, 2023, 2:06 AM CST (08:06 UTC)
Expired: Jan 4, 2023, 4:00 AM CST
In force: 114 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Tornado watch 11

All 60 counties

Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dale County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Clay County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Troup County, GA, Upson County, GA

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:10 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 12Jan 4, 2:55 AM 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
Jan 3, 7:45 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bibb, Choctaw, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson and 9 more	90 min
Jan 3, 10:05 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw and 34 more	6 hr
Jan 3, 11:37 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Choctaw, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo and 6 more	83 min
Jan 4, 2:59 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Coffee and 13 more	7 hr
Jan 4, 7:07 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton and 9 more	113 min
Jan 4, 7:36 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 15 more	9 hr
Jan 4, 11:36 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Nassau, Suwannee and 2 more	114 min
Jan 4, 2:26 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Marion and 4 more	94 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in Florida, 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.