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Mesoscale Discussion 1846

July 14, 20036 counties in Minnesota

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 14, 2003, 7:42 PM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 93 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 14, 2003, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2003, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 93 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 7:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more	119 min
Jul 14, 7:40 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 11 more	4 hr
Jul 14, 11:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Fillmore, Houston, Winona	55 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2003 Every mesoscale discussion in 2003

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.