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Mesoscale Discussion 52

January 21, 20254 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 21, 2025, 4:52 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 21, 2025, 4:52 PM CST (22:52 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2025, 10:45 PM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Heavy snow

All 25 counties

Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Dale County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Pike County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Escambia County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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 21, 8:46 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Mobile	4 hr
Jan 21, 2:03 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 4 more	3 hr
Jan 21, 3:54 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Wakulla	6 hr
Jan 21, 4:47 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 8 more	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2025 Mesoscale Discussions in Florida, 2025 Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2025 Every 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.