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Mesoscale Discussion 47

January 12, 202318 counties in Alabama; 20 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 12, 2023, 6:38 AM CST for 18 counties in Alabama; 20 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 12, 2023, 6:38 AM CST (12:38 UTC)
Expired: Jan 12, 2023, 8:45 AM CST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch likely
Chance of a watch: 95%

All 38 counties

Bibb County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Marion County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Attala County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clarke County, MS, Clay County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Leake County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Winston County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:42 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 17Jan 12, 6:55 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 12, 6:59 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Colbert and 27 more	7 hr
Jan 12, 9:01 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Greene, Hale, Sumter, Tuscaloosa	119 min
Jan 12, 9:54 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bibb, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter	96 min
Jan 12, 10:20 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh and 12 more	7 hr
Jan 12, 10:52 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 7 more	53 min
Jan 12, 11:36 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Perry	84 min
Jan 12, 12:06 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Lee and 5 more	8 hr
Jan 12, 1:00 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Elmore, Tallapoosa	60 min
Jan 12, 1:19 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	116 min
Jan 12, 1:55 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan	65 min
Jan 12, 2:01 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chambers	119 min
Jan 12, 2:06 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more	114 min
Jan 12, 2:36 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	6 hr
Jan 12, 3:43 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barbour, Dale, Henry	92 min
Jan 12, 3:07 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Copiah and 19 more	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 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.