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Mesoscale Discussion 1446
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 17, 2015, 1:10 PM CDT for 27 counties in Minnesota; 12 counties in North Dakota; 23 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2015, 1:10 PM CDT (18:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2015, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 80%
All 62 counties
Becker County, MN, Big Stone County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Clay County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Polk County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brown County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Edmunds County, SD, Faulk County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Hand County, SD, Hyde County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Marshall County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Miner County, SD, Moody County, SD, Potter County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD, Walworth County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:13 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail and 3 more | 118 min |
| Jul 17, 3:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bennett, Brule, Buffalo, Custer, Fall River, Gregory and 16 more | 54 min |
| Jul 17, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Jackson, Mellette and 3 more | 8 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2015Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2015Mesoscale Discussions in North Dakota, 2015Every mesoscale discussion in 2015
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.