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Mesoscale Discussion 2106

December 28, 201538 counties in Iowa; Johnson County, Wyandotte County, Kansas; 18 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 28, 2015, 3:42 PM CST for 38 counties in Iowa; Johnson County, Wyandotte County, Kansas; 18 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 28, 2015, 3:42 PM CST (21:42 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2015, 7:45 PM CST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 58 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Boone County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Decatur 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, Humboldt 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, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA, Johnson County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Ray County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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
Dec 28, 3:35 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone and 32 more	6 hr
Dec 28, 5:26 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clinton, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott	4 hr
Dec 28, 12:13 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Cedar and 12 more	5 hr
Dec 28, 2:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery and 3 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2015 Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2015 Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2015 Every 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.