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Mesoscale Discussion 539

April 15, 20235 counties in Arkansas; 20 counties in Mississippi; Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 15, 2023, 8:12 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas; 20 counties in Mississippi; Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee. It was in force for 63 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2023, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2023, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe thunderstorm watch 142

All 27 counties

Crittenden County, AR, Lee County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Phillips County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 7:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Union	60 min
Apr 15, 7:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Mississippi, Poinsett	61 min
Apr 15, 9:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha and 6 more	59 min
Apr 15, 11:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chicot	83 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 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.