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Mesoscale Discussion 2041

August 18, 2004Clayton County, Fayette County, Iowa; Luce County, Michigan; 20 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 18, 2004, 5:52 PM CDT for Clayton County, Fayette County, Iowa; Luce County, Michigan; 20 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 113 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 18, 2004, 5:52 PM CDT (22:52 UTC)
Expired: Aug 18, 2004, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 113 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 23 counties

Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Luce County, MI, Calumet County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Door County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Grant County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 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
Aug 18, 12:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allamakee, Howard, Winneshiek	63 min
Aug 18, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Allamakee, Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd and 2 more	7 hr
Aug 18, 3:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allamakee, Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette and 3 more	59 min
Aug 18, 4:17 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Dallas and 31 more	118 min
Aug 18, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Henry, Jefferson, Lee and 7 more	6 hr
Aug 18, 5:17 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Lee	88 min
Aug 18, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Des Moines	5 hr
Aug 17, 7:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson and 8 more	117 min
Aug 18, 3:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Monroe, Wayne	57 min
Aug 18, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix and 23 more	6 hr
Aug 18, 6:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan and 23 more	94 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Michigan, 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.