Alert archive / Kentucky / Mesoscale Discussions in 2025
Mesoscale Discussion 649
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 2, 2025, 1:02 PM CDT for 6 states. It was in force for 118 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2025, 1:02 PM CDT (18:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 118 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe thunderstorm watch 209...213
All 138 counties
Blount County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Perry County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, McCreary County, KY, McLean County, KY, Meade County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Owen County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Itawamba County, MS, Anderson County, TN, Bedford County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Clay County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marion County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Moore County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale | 92 min |
| May 2, 9:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 8 hr |
| May 2, 11:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 4 more | 91 min |
| May 2, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 30 more | 7 hr |
| May 2, 3:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cullman, DeKalb and 19 more | 117 min |
| May 2, 5:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 12 more | 116 min |
| May 2, 11:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, Clarke, Cobb, Dawson and 27 more | 117 min |
| May 2, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 40 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Ohio, Perry and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 2, 3:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Switzerland | 113 min |
| May 2, 9:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll and 40 more | 2 hr |
| May 2, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 27 more | 9 hr |
| May 2, 1:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clay and 22 more | 118 min |
| May 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Attala, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 29 more | 96 min |
Nearby
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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.