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Mesoscale Discussion 471

April 15, 2003Emmet County, Winnebago County, Worth County, Iowa; 35 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 15, 2003, 8:34 PM CDT for Emmet County, Winnebago County, Worth County, Iowa; 35 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 86 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2003, 8:34 PM CDT (01:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2003, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 86 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 55 counties

Emmet County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Dodge County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Houston County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mower County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Winona County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Clark County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Jackson County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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
Apr 15, 7:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Lyon, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux	86 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 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.