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Mesoscale Discussion 1941

August 8, 200540 counties in Minnesota; 18 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 8, 2005, 9:45 AM CDT for 40 counties in Minnesota; 18 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 90 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 8, 2005, 9:45 AM CDT (14:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2005, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
90 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 58 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Cottonwood 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, Jackson 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, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns 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, Price County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:46 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 7:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago and 19 more66 min
Aug 8, 4:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 25 more114 min
Aug 8, 5:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 34 more6 hr
Aug 8, 5:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Swift, Yellow Medicine84 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2005Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2005Every 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.