Mesoscale Discussion Hall of Fame

Welcome to the new Mesoscale Discussion Hall of Fame. This museum is reserved for the most significant SPC messages from 2002-the present day. Use the drop-down menu to navigate between each year.

(For those who don't know, a mesoscale discussion is "a short-term technical weather forecast (and nowcast) issued by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) national guidance centers", most notably the Storm Prediction Center.

The criteria for an MCD to be entered into the Hall of Fame include:

• The mention of strong/significant/intense/violent/long-track tornadoes

• If the message preceded a specific destructive/notable tornadic event

• The mention of a derecho/major MCS/significant, long-lasting wind event

• The mention of discrete/significant supercell development/supercells capable of producing tornadoes

• The mention of a categorical/probabilistic outlook upgrade

• The mention of a specific supercell/potential tornado (the "meso-gamma" MCD's, i.e. the one for the Bassfield supercell)

• The mention of an environment supportive of tornadoes/significant storms

• The mention of a potential/ongoing outbreak/severe event

• Anything else I find interesting/cool in one of these discussions

Enjoy!