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Mesoscale Discussion 1176

June 3, 20084 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 3, 2008, 7:17 AM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 118 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 2008, 7:17 AM CDT (12:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2008, 9:15 AM CDT
In force: 118 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 75 counties

Lee County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Greene County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Mason County, IL, McDonough County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Pike County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Clay County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Martin County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Pike County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Audrain County, MO, Clark County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Marion County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:17 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.

Tornado Watch 434Jun 3, 11:05 AM 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
Jun 2, 8:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Fulton, Greene and 14 more	118 min
Jun 2, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 34 more	8 hr
Jun 3, 3:08 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 37 more	97 min
Jun 3, 3:31 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 45 more	10 hr
Jun 3, 7:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough and 9 more	4 hr
Jun 3, 10:05 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bond, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay and 45 more	85 min
Jun 3, 12:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Crawford	2 hr
Jun 3, 3:40 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Hancock, McDonough	7 hr
Jun 3, 5:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Jersey and 5 more	2 hr
Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 34 more	8 hr
Jun 3, 5:44 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio, Switzerland	3 hr
Jun 3, 11:08 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford and 40 more	5 hr
Jun 3, 2:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Brown, Dearborn and 21 more	117 min
Jun 3, 6:17 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin and 19 more	88 min
Jun 3, 1:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Audubon, Buena Vista, Carroll, Cherokee, Crawford, Guthrie and 11 more	3 hr
Jun 3, 4:12 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun and 29 more	2 hr
Jun 3, 4:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	7 hr
Jun 3, 6:49 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Fremont and 24 more	86 min
Jun 3, 2:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clay and 15 more	117 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Indiana, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2008 Every mesoscale discussion in 2008

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.