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Mesoscale Discussion 2256
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Oct 23, 2023, 9:27 PM CDT for 34 counties in Iowa; 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2023, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2023, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch possible
- Chance of a watch
- 40%
All 42 counties
Bremer County, IA, Buena Vista County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clay County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Howard County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Ida County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Monona County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA, Faribault County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Houston County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Martin County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 10:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickinson, Emmet, Howard, Mitchell, Osceola, Winnebago and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Oct 24, 5:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Howard | 113 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2023Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2023Every mesoscale discussion in 2023
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.