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Mesoscale Discussion 184

March 15, 200426 counties in Iowa; 14 counties in Nebraska; Clay County, Union County, South Dakota

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 15, 2004, 3:00 AM CST for 26 counties in Iowa; 14 counties in Nebraska; Clay County, Union County, South Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 15, 2004, 3:00 AM CST (09:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2004, 9:00 AM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 42 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Ida County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monona County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Polk County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Sac County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE, Wayne County, NE, Clay County, SD, Union County, SD

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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
Mar 15, 12:56 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Appanoose, Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clarke, Clinton and 33 more	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2004 Every mesoscale discussion in 2004

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.