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Mesoscale Discussion 260
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 12, 2006, 2:33 PM CST for 19 counties in Illinois; 10 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 87 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2006, 2:33 PM CST (20:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 29 counties
Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Henry County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Washington County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Knox County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stark County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 6:39 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Champaign, Christian, Clinton, DeWitt and 34 more | 66 min |
| Mar 11, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Monroe and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 21 more | 84 min |
| Mar 11, 9:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar and 18 more | 94 min |
| Mar 11, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Wayne and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Wabash | 55 min |
| Mar 11, 11:10 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Edwards, Wabash, White | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:13 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph and 4 more | 92 min |
| Mar 12, 1:07 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 16 more | 96 min |
| Mar 12, 10:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Pike | 110 min |
| Mar 12, 11:17 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian and 28 more | 88 min |
| Mar 12, 11:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 30 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Pope and 5 more | 88 min |
| Mar 12, 3:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 6 more | 88 min |
| Mar 12, 4:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Henderson and 18 more | 53 min |
| Mar 12, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bureau, Ford, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 26 more | 84 min |
| Mar 12, 12:10 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Dallas and 29 more | 95 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2006Every mesoscale discussion in 2006
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.