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Mesoscale Discussion 982

June 4, 20264 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 4, 2026, 4:46 PM MDT for 4 states. It was in force for 89 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2026, 4:46 PM MDT (22:46 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2026, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
89 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe thunderstorm watch 272

Counties Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Dawson County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Wibaux County, MT, Bowman County, ND, Slope County, ND, Butte County, SD, Custer County, SD, Harding County, SD, Lawrence County, SD, Meade County, SD, Pennington County, SD, Perkins County, SD, Campbell County, WY, Crook County, WY, Weston County, WY

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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
Jun 4, 1:32 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Wibaux88 min
Jun 4, 2:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCarter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Powder River, Prairie and 1 more7 hr
Jun 3, 7:09 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory and 4 more96 min
Jun 3, 7:37 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Kingsbury and 1 more83 min
Jun 4, 12:26 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAurora, Beadle, Brule, Buffalo, Clark, Codington and 11 more94 min
Jun 4, 2:12 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix and 21 more93 min
Jun 4, 4:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix and 27 more8 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Montana, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Wyoming, 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.