diff --git a/met/src/libcode/vx_tc_util/pair_data_genesis.cc b/met/src/libcode/vx_tc_util/pair_data_genesis.cc
index 2b3e5f07b7..b07185e4c1 100644
--- a/met/src/libcode/vx_tc_util/pair_data_genesis.cc
+++ b/met/src/libcode/vx_tc_util/pair_data_genesis.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ void PairDataGenesis::add_fcst_gen(const GenesisInfo *fgi) {
 void PairDataGenesis::add_best_gen(const GenesisInfo *bgi,
         const int fcst_beg, const int fcst_end, const int init_add,
         const unixtime init_beg, const unixtime init_end,
-        const TimeArray &init_inc, const TimeArray &init_exc) {
+        const TimeArray &init_inc, const TimeArray &init_exc,
+        const NumArray &init_hour, const NumArray &lead) {
 
    if(!bgi) return;
 
@@ -282,6 +283,11 @@ void PairDataGenesis::add_best_gen(const GenesisInfo *bgi,
          (init_exc.n() > 0 &&  init_exc.has(init_ut)))
          continue;
 
+      // Check if this initialization hour and lead time should be used
+      if((init_hour.n() > 0 && !init_hour.has(unix_to_sec_of_day(init_ut))) ||
+         (lead.n()      > 0 && !lead.has(nint(bgi->genesis_time() - init_ut))))
+         continue;
+
       // Check if this case already exists
       if(!has_case(bgi->storm_id(), init_ut, i_case)) {
 
diff --git a/met/src/libcode/vx_tc_util/pair_data_genesis.h b/met/src/libcode/vx_tc_util/pair_data_genesis.h
index 12949ec790..1725273751 100644
--- a/met/src/libcode/vx_tc_util/pair_data_genesis.h
+++ b/met/src/libcode/vx_tc_util/pair_data_genesis.h
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ class PairDataGenesis {
       void add_best_gen(const GenesisInfo *,
                         const int, const int, const int,
                         const unixtime, const unixtime,
-                        const TimeArray &, const TimeArray &);
+                        const TimeArray &, const TimeArray &,
+                        const NumArray &, const NumArray &);
       
       void add_gen_pair(const GenesisInfo *, const GenesisInfo *);
       void set_gen_diff(int, const GenesisPairDiff &);
diff --git a/met/src/tools/tc_utils/tc_gen/tc_gen.cc b/met/src/tools/tc_utils/tc_gen/tc_gen.cc
index c6f136d5d5..1e339dbec5 100644
--- a/met/src/tools/tc_utils/tc_gen/tc_gen.cc
+++ b/met/src/tools/tc_utils/tc_gen/tc_gen.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 //   005    04/02/21  Halley Gotway   MET #1714 Refinem matching logic
 //   006    11/04/21  Halley Gotway   MET #1809 Add -edeck option
 //   007    11/22/21  Halley Gotway   MET #1810 Add -shape option
+//   008    05/02/22  Halley Gotway   MET #2148 Fix init_hour and lead misses
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -605,7 +606,8 @@ void get_genesis_pairs(const TCGenVxOpt       &vx_opt,
                        conf_info.FcstSecBeg, conf_info.FcstSecEnd,
                        conf_info.InitFreqHr*sec_per_hour,
                        vx_opt.InitBeg, vx_opt.InitEnd,
-                       vx_opt.InitInc, vx_opt.InitExc);
+                       vx_opt.InitInc, vx_opt.InitExc,
+                       vx_opt.InitHour, vx_opt.Lead);
    } // end for i bga
 
    // Loop over the model genesis events looking for pairs.