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Mesoscale Discussion 2028

August 4, 20084 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 4, 2008, 6:45 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 90 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 4, 2008, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
90 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 57 counties

Scott County, IA, Boone County, IL, Bureau County, IL, Cook County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Henry County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Marshall County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Will County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, Allen County, IN, Benton County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Cass County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Howard County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Lake County, IN, LaPorte County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Newton County, IN, Noble County, IN, Porter County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Starke County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Berrien County, MI

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 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 4, 3:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBoone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 16 more84 min
Aug 4, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBoone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 17 more5 hr
Aug 4, 11:22 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Delaware and 22 more83 min
Aug 3, 8:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet and 13 more2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Indiana, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 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.