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Mesoscale Discussion 1783

November 10, 20204 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Nov 10, 2020, 3:51 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Nov 10, 2020, 3:51 PM CST (21:51 UTC)
Expired: Nov 10, 2020, 9:45 PM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Heavy snow

All 59 counties

Lyon County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Aitkin County, MN, Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Cottonwood County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pine County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rock County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Brookings County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Turner County, SD, Burnett County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 10, 8:52 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Lee	113 min
Nov 10, 9:19 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Emmet, Winnebago	5 hr
Nov 10, 9:42 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux	6 hr
Nov 10, 11:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Louisa and 2 more	7 hr
Nov 10, 1:48 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Jones and 4 more	87 min
Nov 10, 2:05 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Clinton, Jackson, Scott	6 hr
Nov 10, 1:28 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 6 more	92 min
Nov 10, 3:30 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha	2 hr
Nov 10, 5:03 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Kenosha, Racine	57 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2020 Every 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.