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Mesoscale Discussion 2027

July 30, 20035 counties in Minnesota; Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota; Marshall County, Roberts County, South Dakota

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 30, 2003, 8:05 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota; Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, North Dakota; Marshall County, Roberts County, South Dakota. It was in force for 115 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2003, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2003, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
115 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Big Stone County, MN, Grant County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Marshall County, SD, Roberts County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 10:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston2 hr
Jul 31, 5:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona53 min
Jul 31, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2003Mesoscale Discussions in North Dakota, 2003Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2003Every 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.