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Mesoscale Discussions in North Dakota, 2018
117 mesoscale discussions in 2018. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 117
- Busiest month
- June48 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- June 28, 20187 mesoscale discussions
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:13 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burleigh, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, McLean, Ward | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burke, Divide, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 2 hr |
| May 7, 7:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Emmons, McIntosh | 118 min |
| May 8, 2:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Sargent | 2 hr |
| May 17, 1:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope | 92 min |
| May 17, 3:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, Emmons, McIntosh | 28 min |
| May 17, 5:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Dickey, Emmons, Grant, McIntosh and 1 more | 66 min |
| May 22, 5:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Grant, Hettinger, Morton, Sioux and 2 more | 2 hr |
| May 24, 2:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Dickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Ransom and 2 more | 2 hr |
| May 26, 5:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 3 more | 119 min |
| May 26, 10:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 3 more | 2 hr |
| May 27, 1:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grant and 7 more | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grant and 10 more | 118 min |
| May 31, 7:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Kidder and 3 more | 90 min |
| May 31, 9:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Grant, Hettinger, Morton, Sioux and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 2:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Burke, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons and 19 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Slope | 86 min |
| Jun 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn, Emmons and 15 more | 88 min |
| Jun 1, 8:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Logan and 9 more | 65 min |
| Jun 5, 6:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Burleigh, Cass, Dickey, Eddy, Emmons and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Slope | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Grand Forks and 9 more | 94 min |
| Jun 7, 2:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Slope | 84 min |
| Jun 7, 10:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 9 more | 86 min |
| Jun 8, 1:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom and 2 more | 84 min |
| Jun 9, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bowman | 85 min |
| Jun 10, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 15 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, McHenry and 8 more | 118 min |
| Jun 10, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, McIntosh | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 2:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, McKenzie and 9 more | 96 min |
| Jun 14, 2:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Grant, Hettinger | 62 min |
| Jun 14, 5:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cavalier, Pembina, Towner | 93 min |
| Jun 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger and 4 more | 90 min |
| Jun 14, 6:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Billings, Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn, McHenry and 11 more | 94 min |
| Jun 14, 7:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Cavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh | 96 min |
| Jun 14, 11:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Cavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh | 91 min |
| Jun 15, 1:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina and 3 more | 87 min |
| Jun 16, 8:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richland | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, Emmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh | 92 min |
| Jun 16, 6:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richland, Sargent | 114 min |
| Jun 16, 9:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richland, Sargent | 119 min |
| Jun 16, 10:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Sargent | 88 min |
| Jun 16, 11:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richland | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bowman, Slope | 94 min |
| Jun 26, 3:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 8 more | 85 min |
| Jun 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Dunn and 8 more | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 9:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bottineau, Bowman, Dunn, Grant, Hettinger and 12 more | 115 min |
| Jun 27, 2:18 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Emmons, McIntosh, Sioux | 87 min |
| Jun 28, 3:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Burleigh, Cass, Dickey, Emmons, Foster and 12 more | 83 min |
| Jun 28, 7:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Burleigh, Cass, Dickey, Emmons and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Burleigh, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs and 8 more | 114 min |
| Jun 28, 3:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Slope | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Grand Forks, Steele, Traill | 97 min |
| Jun 28, 5:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grand Forks, Traill | 97 min |
| Jun 28, 6:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Benson, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dunn and 22 more | 91 min |
| Jun 28, 9:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Benson, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh and 33 more | 84 min |
| Jun 28, 10:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Burke and 43 more | 84 min |
| Jun 29, 2:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Benson, Bowman, Burleigh, Cass and 35 more | 118 min |
| Jun 29, 4:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Cavalier, Grand Forks, Pembina, Ramsey, Ransom and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Emmons, Sioux | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 5:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Bottineau, Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier and 27 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Cass and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 9:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Dickey, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger and 9 more | 115 min |
| Jul 2, 11:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Richland | 88 min |
| Jul 3, 12:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, Slope and 1 more | 89 min |
| Jul 3, 4:15 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Cass and 26 more | 90 min |
| Jul 3, 7:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan and 6 more | 119 min |
| Jul 3, 6:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, Cass, Dunn, Eddy and 29 more | 116 min |
| Jul 7, 8:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bowman, Burleigh, Emmons, Foster, Grant and 8 more | 65 min |
| Jul 7, 11:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Burleigh, Eddy, Emmons, Foster and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs and 10 more | 85 min |
| Jul 8, 1:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Griggs, LaMoure, Logan and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, LaMoure, Ransom, Richland and 1 more | 119 min |
| Jul 8, 7:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Billings, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie and 5 more | 117 min |
| Jul 9, 8:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burke, Divide, Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer and 5 more | 91 min |
| Jul 9, 10:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Oliver and 1 more | 96 min |
| Jul 10, 7:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Billings, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie and 5 more | 118 min |
| Jul 10, 11:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville and 3 more | 115 min |
| Jul 11, 8:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richland | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bottineau, Burleigh, Grant, Hettinger, McHenry and 8 more | 117 min |
| Jul 14, 5:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Burleigh, Cavalier, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks and 12 more | 87 min |
| Jul 14, 8:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Cavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, Towner | 90 min |
| Jul 19, 3:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Benson, Burleigh, Eddy, Emmons, Foster and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Divide, Williams | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Slope | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 4 more | 87 min |
| Jul 21, 9:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Grant, Hettinger and 4 more | 65 min |
| Jul 22, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Burleigh, Cavalier, Eddy, Emmons, Foster and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 11:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Kidder, LaMoure and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Barnes, Benson, Bottineau, Burleigh, Cavalier and 29 more | 93 min |
| Aug 23, 8:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, Emmons, Logan, McIntosh, Sioux | 91 min |
| Aug 23, 11:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, Emmons, McIntosh, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 58 min |
| Aug 25, 10:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan and 4 more | 97 min |
| Aug 26, 2:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, Emmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Sioux | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 109 min |
| Aug 26, 1:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richland, Sargent | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville, Ward and 1 more | 113 min |
| Aug 26, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh, Ransom and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Traill | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, McIntosh, Ransom, Sargent | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Dunn, Golden Valley and 10 more | 90 min |
| Sep 3, 8:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 10:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bottineau, Dunn, Grant, Hettinger, McHenry and 7 more | 95 min |
| Sep 6, 6:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burleigh, Hettinger, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver and 1 more | 114 min |
| Sep 9, 5:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Cavalier, Dickey, Eddy, Emmons and 14 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Dunn, Hettinger, McHenry, McLean and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 14, 7:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, Ransom and 2 more | 119 min |
| Nov 27, 8:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder, LaMoure and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richland, Sargent | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Adams County40
- Hettinger County40
- Emmons County36
- Grant County36
- Morton County36
- Mercer County36
- McLean County35
- Bowman County35
- Logan County34
- McIntosh County34
- Oliver County34
- Slope County33
- Ward County32
- Burleigh County32
- Dunn County31
- Stark County30
- Sioux County30
- Sheridan County29
- Kidder County29
- Ransom County29
- Sargent County29
- Billings County28
- Richland County28
- Dickey County28
- Mountrail County27
- LaMoure County27
- McHenry County25
- Renville County25
- Barnes County25
- Stutsman County25
- Cass County25
- McKenzie County24
- Wells County23
- Burke County20
- Golden Valley County20
- Foster County20
- Benson County19
- Bottineau County19
- Pierce County19
- Williams County19
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.