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Mesoscale Discussion 1059

May 18, 200316 counties in Colorado; 9 counties in Kansas; 10 counties in Nebraska

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 18, 2003, 2:49 PM MDT for 16 counties in Colorado; 9 counties in Kansas; 10 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 116 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 18, 2003, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2003, 4:45 PM MDT
In force: 116 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 35 counties

Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Logan County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Dundy County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 414May 18, 4:25 PM MDT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 4:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Arapahoe, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan and 4 more	7 hr
May 18, 2:02 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Banner, Box Butte, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff and 2 more	118 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2003 Every mesoscale discussion in 2003

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.