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Mesoscale Discussion 643

May 5, 20244 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 5, 2024, 3:14 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2024, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2024, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch: 20%

All 53 counties

Ashley County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Clark County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Drew County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Howard County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Pike County, AR, Saline County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Union County, AR, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, McCurtain County, OK, Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Red River County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 7:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 23 more	57 min
May 5, 1:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene and 12 more	119 min
May 4, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Burnet, Comal and 30 more	7 hr
May 4, 7:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Clay, Cooke, Eastland and 21 more	117 min
May 4, 9:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Crockett, Irion, Schleicher, Sutton, Tom Green, Val Verde	35 min
May 4, 10:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Comanche and 19 more	2 hr
May 5, 12:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Dimmit and 13 more	118 min
May 5, 1:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Caldwell, Colorado, Comal and 27 more	6 hr
May 5, 3:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Duval, Jim Wells, La Salle, McMullen, Webb	66 min
May 5, 4:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak and 4 more	89 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2024 Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2024 Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2024 Every mesoscale discussion in 2024

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.