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Mesoscale Discussion 652

May 6, 2024Carter County, Montana; 7 counties in South Dakota

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 6, 2024, 1:00 PM MDT for Carter County, Montana; 7 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2024, 1:00 PM MDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2024, 3:00 PM MDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe thunderstorm watch 188

Counties Carter County, MT, Butte County, SD, Haakon County, SD, Harding County, SD, Jackson County, SD, Meade County, SD, Perkins County, SD, Ziebach County, SD

The radar

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 10:07 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carter	113 min
May 6, 11:18 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Carter, Fallon	8 hr
May 6, 2:51 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Corson, Dewey, Haakon, Harding, Jones, Mellette and 6 more	114 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2024 Mesoscale Discussions in Montana, 2024 Every mesoscale discussion in 2024

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.