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Mesoscale Discussion 72

January 16, 202428 counties in Alabama; 4 counties in Georgia; 9 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 16, 2024, 2:32 AM CST for 28 counties in Alabama; 4 counties in Georgia; 9 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 16, 2024, 2:32 AM CST (08:32 UTC)
Expired: Jan 16, 2024, 7:30 AM CST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Winter mixed precipitation

All 41 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Carroll County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Polk County, GA, Forrest County, MS, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:35 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
Jan 15, 7:32 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bibb, Blount, Cherokee, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah and 15 more	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2024 Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2024 Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 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.