Alert archive / Montana / Mesoscale Discussions in 2008
Mesoscale Discussion 2004
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 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 |
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| Aug 2, 6:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Broadwater, Cascade, Fergus, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Jefferson and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Powder River, Prairie and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:10 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan and 10 more | 95 min |
| Aug 2, 9:13 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Douglas, Gregory, Hutchinson and 5 more | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 10:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:29 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brookings, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake and 6 more | 2 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.