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Mesoscale Discussion 353

April 16, 20044 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 16, 2004, 2:51 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2004, 2:51 PM CDT (19:51 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2004, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 114 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 81 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Buena Vista County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clay County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Howard County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Ida County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Monona County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Houston County, MN, Martin County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Winona County, MN, Boone County, NE, Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Madison County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Platte County, NE, Polk County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE, Wayne County, NE, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Jackson County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 75Apr 16, 3:45 PM CDT

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 16, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler and 35 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 2004 Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 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.