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Mesoscale Discussion 7

January 5, 20254 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 5, 2025, 7:27 AM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2025, 7:27 AM CST (13:27 UTC)
Expired
Jan 5, 2025, 11:30 AM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Heavy snow
All 57 counties

Bond County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clay County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Richland County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, Crawford County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Gibson County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Knox County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Pike County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Larue County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Washington County, KY, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Howard County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Saline County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:32 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 2:40 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 13 more5 hr
Jan 5, 7:56 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 13 more4 hr
Jan 5, 10:58 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange and 3 more5 hr
Jan 5, 5:12 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange and 3 more5 hr
Jan 4, 8:38 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBates, Cass, Henry6 hr
Jan 5, 1:51 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte5 hr
Jan 5, 6:51 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 6 more4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 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.