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Mesoscale Discussion 269

March 17, 20035 counties in Colorado

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 17, 2003, 8:42 PM MST for 5 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 17, 2003, 8:42 PM MST (03:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 2003, 2:45 AM MST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Mar 18, 4:51 PM MST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more	6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 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.