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Mesoscale Discussion 2005

August 16, 202315 counties in Minnesota; Bayfield County, Burnett County, Douglas County, Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 16, 2023, 3:39 PM CDT for 15 counties in Minnesota; Bayfield County, Burnett County, Douglas County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 16, 2023, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2023, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch: 60%

Counties Aitkin County, MN, Benton County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cook County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Lake County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pine County, MN, Pope County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN, Bayfield County, WI, Burnett County, WI, Douglas County, WI

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 652Aug 16, 5:55 PM CDT

The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 16, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Isanti, Kanabec and 3 more	6 hr

Nearby

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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.