Alert archive / Oklahoma / Mesoscale Discussions in 2004
Mesoscale Discussion 160
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 4, 2004, 7:55 AM CST for 21 counties in Kansas; 23 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2004, 7:55 AM CST (13:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2004, 10:30 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 44 counties
Allen County, KS, Anderson County, KS, Bourbon County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Linn County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS, Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, Noble County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washington County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:44 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cowley | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:25 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Linn and 2 more | 65 min |
| Mar 4, 2:05 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beckham, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche and 15 more | 94 min |
| Mar 4, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:01 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 24 more | 119 min |
| Mar 4, 6:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:28 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw and 33 more | 62 min |
| Mar 4, 9:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 7 more | 53 min |
| Mar 4, 1:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 6 more | 88 min |
| Mar 4, 2:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Creek, Garvin and 12 more | 88 min |
| Mar 4, 2:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, McCurtain | 57 min |
| Mar 4, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, McCurtain | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | McCurtain | 2 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2004Every mesoscale discussion in 2004
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.