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Mesoscale Discussion 55

January 12, 2023Elmore County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 12, 2023, 1:00 PM CST for Elmore County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 12, 2023, 1:00 PM CST (19:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 12, 2023, 2:00 PM CST
In force: 60 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Tornado watch 18

Counties Elmore County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

The radar

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 12, 6:38 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bibb, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Greene and 12 more	2 hr
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, 1:19 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

Nearby

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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.