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Mesoscale Discussion 1938

August 7, 200531 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 7, 2005, 5:30 PM CDT for 31 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2005, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2005, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 35 counties

Aitkin County, MN, Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Carver County, MN, Cass County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pine County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Burnett County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 702Aug 7, 5:50 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
Aug 7, 1:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Hubbard and 6 more	2 hr
Aug 7, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago and 18 more	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2005 Every mesoscale discussion in 2005

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.