Alert archive / North Dakota / Mesoscale Discussions in 2009
Mesoscale Discussion 1885
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 14, 2009, 3:42 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in North Dakota; Brown County, Marshall County, Roberts County, South Dakota. It was in force for 93 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2009, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2009, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 93 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Dickey County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Traill County, ND, Brown County, SD, Marshall County, SD, Roberts County, SD
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 10:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more | 95 min |
| Aug 14, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Norman, Wilkin | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 12:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Dunn, Golden Valley, McHenry and 12 more | 87 min |
| Aug 14, 2:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Mellette, Todd, Tripp | 58 min |
| Aug 14, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bennett, Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jackson and 7 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in North Dakota, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2009Every mesoscale discussion in 2009
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.