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Mesoscale Discussion 51

February 5, 2003Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas; 9 counties in Oklahoma; Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 5, 2003, 11:25 PM CST for Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas; 9 counties in Oklahoma; Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 5, 2003, 11:25 PM CST (05:25 UTC)
Expired: Feb 6, 2003, 8:30 AM CST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Alfalfa County, OK, Beaver County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Harper County, OK, Major County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:26 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
Feb 6, 10:50 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cherokee, Labette	4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2003 Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 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.