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Mesoscale Discussion 320

March 2, 20084 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 2, 2008, 5:26 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 2, 2008, 5:26 PM CST (23:26 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2008, 7:30 PM CST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 41 counties

Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Davis County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Linn County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Washington County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, Adair County, MO, Clark County, MO, Knox County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Scotland County, MO, Grant County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Rock County, WI

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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
Mar 2, 2:31 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor	104 min

Nearby

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