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Mesoscale Discussion 472

April 14, 201324 counties in Iowa; 20 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 14, 2013, 3:28 PM CDT for 24 counties in Iowa; 20 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 92 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2013, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2013, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
92 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch
40%
All 44 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Boone County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Story County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Ray County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 3:08 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllamakee4 hr
Apr 14, 5:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarton, Bates, Cass, Cedar, Henry, Jackson and 5 more114 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2013Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2013Every 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.