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Mesoscale Discussion 2020
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 3, 2008, 8:03 PM MDT for 21 counties in Montana; Bowman County, Golden Valley County, Slope County, North Dakota. It was in force for 117 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2008, 8:03 PM MDT (02:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2008, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 117 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 24 counties
Big Horn County, MT, Carbon County, MT, Custer County, MT, Dawson County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Garfield County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, McCone County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Rosebud County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Treasure County, MT, Wheatland County, MT, Wibaux County, MT, Yellowstone County, MT, Bowman County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Slope County, ND
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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 3, 9:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Powder River and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:26 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter | 94 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Montana, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in North 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.