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Mesoscale Discussion 2549

December 30, 200819 counties in Minnesota; 15 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 30, 2008, 6:11 AM CST for 19 counties in Minnesota; 15 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 30, 2008, 6:11 AM CST (12:11 UTC)
Expired: Dec 30, 2008, 8:45 AM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 34 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Burnett County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Clark County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Polk County, WI, Portage County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Waupaca County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Dec 30, 12:49 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clay, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 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.