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Mesoscale Discussion 403

March 31, 20238 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 31, 2023, 3:38 PM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2023, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2023, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch
20%

Counties Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Steele County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Columbia County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 18 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 text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 9:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 12 more6 hr
Mar 31, 11:24 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMower96 min
Mar 30, 10:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAshland, Bayfield, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron and 9 more26 min
Mar 31, 11:46 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCCrawford, Grant, Richland8 hr
Mar 31, 2:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGreen, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Rock, Walworth83 min
Mar 31, 2:36 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCDane, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette and 6 more7 hr
Mar 31, 3:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGreen, Kenosha, Rock, Walworth55 min
Mar 31, 5:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCrawford, Grant117 min
Mar 31, 5:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCrawford, Grant2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2023Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 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.