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Mesoscale Discussion 1499
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 15, 2020, 3:14 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 61 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2020, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2020, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...severe thunderstorm watch likely
- Chance of a watch
- 80%
Counties Aitkin County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Cass County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Koochiching County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 215 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 7:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin and 7 more | 92 min |
| Aug 14, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson and 8 more | 96 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2020Every mesoscale discussion in 2020
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.