Mesoscale Discussion 1978

Issued

Aug 17, 2025, 4:25 PM MDT (22:25 UTC)

Expired

Aug 17, 2025, 6:30 PM MDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Concerning

Severe potential...watch unlikely

Chance of a watch

5%

Counties Clark County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Beaverhead County, MT, Broadwater County, MT, Gallatin County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Judith Basin County, MT, Madison County, MT, Meagher County, MT, Park County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Wheatland County, MT

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 248 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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.

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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.