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Mesoscale Discussion 162
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 12, 2025, 2:41 PM CDT for 7 counties in Oklahoma; 35 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2025, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2025, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch possible
- Chance of a watch
- 60%
All 42 counties
Atoka County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Coal County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McCurtain County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Anderson County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Collin County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Houston County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, Madison County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Rains County, TX, Red River County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Smith County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Titus County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wood County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson, Camp and 47 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 6:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Brazos, Burleson, Cherokee, Gregg and 19 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2025Every mesoscale discussion in 2025
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.