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Mesoscale Discussion 1396

June 15, 200826 counties in Michigan

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 15, 2008, 1:25 PM EDT for 26 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2008, 1:25 PM EDT (17:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2008, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 95 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 26 counties

Alcona County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Barry County, MI, Bay County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Midland County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:25 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 541Jun 15, 1:40 PM EDT

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 14, 8:13 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Benzie, Clare, Clinton and 22 more	92 min
Jun 15, 7:57 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph	33 min
Jun 15, 8:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson and 4 more	4 hr
Jun 15, 1:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alcona, Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac and 68 more	9 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Michigan, 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.