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Mesoscale Discussion 215

March 19, 202024 counties in Iowa; 6 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 19, 2020, 8:40 PM CDT for 24 counties in Iowa; 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 19, 2020, 8:40 PM CDT (01:40 UTC)
Expired: Mar 19, 2020, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 95 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 30 counties

Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 19, 9:50 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi and 6 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 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.