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Mesoscale Discussion 2186

August 29, 20087 counties in Arizona

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 29, 2008, 3:46 PM MST for 7 counties in Arizona. It was in force for 119 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 29, 2008, 3:46 PM MST (22:46 UTC)
Expired: Aug 29, 2008, 5:45 PM MST
In force: 119 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Gila County, AZ, La Paz County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ, Yuma County, AZ

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 873Aug 29, 4:50 PM MST

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
Aug 28, 5:52 PM MST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Gila, Graham, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal	113 min
Aug 29, 4:55 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Pinal, Yavapai and 1 more	9 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arizona, 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.