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Mesoscale Discussion 1896

September 19, 201321 counties in Minnesota; 19 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Sep 19, 2013, 10:38 AM CDT for 21 counties in Minnesota; 19 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 97 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 19, 2013, 10:38 AM CDT (15:38 UTC)
Expired: Sep 19, 2013, 12:15 PM CDT
In force: 97 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 40 counties

Anoka County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Dodge County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Steele County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Winona County, MN, Barron County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Burnett County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Clark County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Price County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI, Sawyer County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Washburn County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:41 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
Sep 18, 8:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more	2 hr
Sep 19, 7:55 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 20 more	3 hr
Sep 19, 8:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 28 more	5 hr
Sep 19, 12:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Ashland, Iron, Vilas	92 min
Sep 19, 4:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green and 15 more	91 min
Sep 19, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2013 Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2013 Every mesoscale discussion in 2013

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.