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Mesoscale Discussion 2182

August 31, 2026La Paz County, Yuma County, Arizona

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 31, 2026, 2:55 PM MST for La Paz County, Yuma County, Arizona. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 31, 2026, 2:55 PM MST (21:55 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2026, 4:30 PM MST
In force: 95 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch: 5%

Counties La Paz County, AZ, Yuma County, AZ

The radar

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 31, 10:38 AM MST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Mohave	3 hr

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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.