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Mesoscale Discussion 1695

July 6, 200830 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 6, 2008, 5:48 AM CDT for 30 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 117 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 6, 2008, 5:48 AM CDT (10:48 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2008, 7:45 AM CDT
In force: 117 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 35 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Clark County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:49 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 2:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford and 18 more	114 min
Jul 6, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Audubon, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun and 32 more	7 hr
Jul 6, 5:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek	2 hr
Jul 6, 6:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allamakee, Audubon, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler and 36 more	66 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 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.