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Mesoscale Discussion 2485
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 18, 2008, 11:38 PM CST for 5 states. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2008, 11:38 PM CST (05:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2008, 3:45 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 123 counties
Allamakee County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Buena Vista County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clay County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Howard County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Ida County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lyon County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA, Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Branch County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Cass County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Van Buren County, MI, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Cottonwood County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Dodge County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Houston County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Mower County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Rice County, MN, Rock County, MN, Scott County, MN, Steele County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Winona County, MN, Union County, SD, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Columbia County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Grant County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Racine County, WI, Richland County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Winnebago County, WI, Wood County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 6:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk and 56 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 12:45 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott | 4 hr |
| Dec 19, 6:22 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch and 39 more | 5 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2008Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 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.