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Mesoscale Discussion 600

April 30, 202234 counties in Illinois; 7 counties in Indiana

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 30, 2022, 6:02 PM CDT for 34 counties in Illinois; 7 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 118 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2022, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2022, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 118 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Tornado watch 163

All 41 counties

Boone County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Coles County, IL, Cook County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, DuPage County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Ford County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kane County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lake County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, McHenry County, IL, McLean County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Will County, IL, Woodford County, IL, Benton County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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
Apr 30, 12:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, Christian, DeKalb and 33 more	118 min
Apr 30, 1:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Clinton, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson and 9 more	2 hr
Apr 30, 1:46 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Champaign, Christian, Clark and 49 more	8 hr
Apr 30, 2:03 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson and 11 more	8 hr
Apr 30, 2:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Rock Island	92 min
Apr 30, 3:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford and 25 more	85 min
Apr 30, 3:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Saint Clair and 1 more	63 min
Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 14 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in Indiana, 2022 Every mesoscale discussion in 2022

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.