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Mesoscale Discussion 641

April 27, 202313 counties in Arkansas; 32 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 27, 2023, 3:50 PM CDT for 13 counties in Arkansas; 32 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 115 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2023, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2023, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 115 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch: 40%

All 45 counties

Arkansas County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Desha County, AR, Grant County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lee County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Attala County, MS, Benton County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 176Apr 27, 5:15 PM CDT

The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Arkansas, Cleveland, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Jefferson and 8 more	6 hr
Apr 27, 6:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Jefferson, Lee and 9 more	2 hr
Apr 27, 2:10 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Amite, Wilkinson	95 min
Apr 27, 5:04 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and 5 more	116 min
Apr 27, 5:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River and 3 more	8 hr

Nearby

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