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Mesoscale Discussion 2004

August 2, 200828 counties in Montana; 5 counties in North Dakota; Harding County, South Dakota

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 2, 2008, 8:28 PM MDT for 28 counties in Montana; 5 counties in North Dakota; Harding County, South Dakota. It was in force for 62 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2008, 8:28 PM MDT (02:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2008, 9:30 PM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 34 counties

Big Horn County, MT, Broadwater County, MT, Carter County, MT, Cascade County, MT, Custer County, MT, Dawson County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Fergus County, MT, Gallatin County, MT, Garfield County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Judith Basin County, MT, McCone County, MT, Meagher County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Park County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Rosebud County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Treasure County, MT, Wheatland County, MT, Wibaux County, MT, Yellowstone County, MT, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Slope County, ND, Harding County, SD

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 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.

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 2, 6:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBroadwater, Cascade, Fergus, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Jefferson and 10 more3 hr
Aug 2, 11:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCarter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Powder River, Prairie and 1 more8 hr
Aug 3, 3:10 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBurleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan and 10 more95 min
Aug 2, 9:13 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Douglas, Gregory, Hutchinson and 5 more62 min
Aug 2, 10:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison and 15 more4 hr
Aug 3, 1:29 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrookings, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake and 6 more2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Montana, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in North Dakota, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2008Every 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.