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Mesoscale Discussion 1541
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 21, 2020, 7:47 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 118 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2020, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2020, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 118 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe thunderstorm watch 447
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Wright County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 9:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec and 3 more | 3 hr |
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.