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Mesoscale Discussion 1187
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 7, 2016, 1:50 PM CDT for 47 counties in Iowa; 25 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 115 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2016, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 115 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 80%
All 81 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Buena Vista County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Ida County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monona County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Sac County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Story County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Cottonwood County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Burt County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 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.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Harrison, Ida and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan and 51 more | 90 min |
| Jul 7, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 37 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Decatur, Fremont, Page, Ringgold, Taylor, Wayne | 83 min |
| Jul 7, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Fremont and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Fayette and 8 more | 83 min |
| Jul 7, 4:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Lucas and 6 more | 93 min |
| Jul 7, 5:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:10 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Des Moines, Lee | 95 min |
| Jul 7, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 39 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Boone, Buffalo, Butler, Clay, Colfax and 29 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Dawson, Fillmore and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:31 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Furnas, Harlan, Nuckolls, Red Willow, Thayer and 1 more | 89 min |
| Jul 7, 2:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Banner, Buffalo, Chase, Cheyenne, Clay and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan and 3 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2016Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2016Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 2016Every mesoscale discussion in 2016
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.