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Mesoscale Discussion 762
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 8, 2009, 1:05 PM CDT for 60 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 85 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2009, 1:05 PM CDT (18:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2009, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 85 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 60 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Benton County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Buena Vista County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Ida County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Linn County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monona County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Sac County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Webster County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 |
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| May 8, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 44 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 5:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Cedar, Clayton and 29 more | 58 min |
| May 8, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 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.