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Mesoscale Discussion 93
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 24, 2023, 10:16 AM CST for Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; 16 counties in Texas. It was in force for 119 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023, 10:16 AM CST (16:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2023, 12:15 PM CST
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...tornado watch likely
- Chance of a watch
- 95%
Counties Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Brazoria County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Goliad County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Orange County, TX, Refugio County, TX, Victoria County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 10:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 7 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, Iberia and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Parmer | 2 hr |
| Jan 24, 11:08 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Wichita | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson, Wharton | 115 min |
| Jan 24, 3:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Orange | 84 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2023Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2023Every 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.