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Mesoscale Discussion 2174
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 30, 2026, 12:33 PM MDT for 10 counties in Montana; 14 counties in North Dakota; Harding County, Perkins County, South Dakota. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2026, 12:33 PM MDT (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2026, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch possible
- Chance of a watch
- 60%
All 26 counties
Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Dawson County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Sheridan County, MT, Wibaux County, MT, Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND, Harding County, SD, Perkins County, SD
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 231 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, McCone, Powder River and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:49 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Fallon | 116 min |
| Aug 30, 4:30 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | McLean, Mountrail, Ward | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bottineau, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, McHenry, McLean and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:39 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Morton and 2 more | 66 min |
| Aug 29, 9:58 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Corson, Dewey, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, Potter and 3 more | 62 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in North Dakota, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Montana, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2026Every mesoscale discussion in 2026
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.