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Mesoscale Discussion 348

March 31, 20094 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 31, 2009, 1:26 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 2009, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 53 counties

Dickinson County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Aitkin County, MN, Big Stone County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Cottonwood County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pine County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rock County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Brookings County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Sanborn County, SD, Turner County, SD, Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, Douglas County, WI, Sawyer County, WI, Washburn County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 1:22 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Otter Tail and 7 more	4 hr
Mar 31, 7:02 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant and 18 more	4 hr
Mar 30, 7:59 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aurora, Beadle, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix and 18 more	4 hr
Mar 31, 6:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Walworth	60 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2009 Every 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.