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Mesoscale Discussion 1723
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Oct 21, 2017, 2:57 PM CDT for 46 counties in Iowa; 9 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2017, 2:57 PM CDT (19:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 40%
All 55 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Buena Vista County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Emmet 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, Howard County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Sac County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Story County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA, Blue Earth County, MN, Dodge County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Martin County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 1:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 21, 5:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor, Wayne | 67 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2017Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2017Every mesoscale discussion in 2017
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.