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Mesoscale Discussion 540
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 10, 2005, 3:31 PM CDT for 28 counties in Kansas; 25 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 89 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2005, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2005, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 89 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 53 counties
Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Geary County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Jewell County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, Marshall County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Norton County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Smith County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Gage County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Saline County, NE, Seward County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 1:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barber, Clark, Comanche | 66 min |
| Apr 10, 12:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barber, Barton, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more | 93 min |
| Apr 10, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Geary and 19 more | 113 min |
| Apr 10, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Ellis and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Geary and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barber, Barton, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Ellis and 22 more | 97 min |
| Apr 10, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barber, Barton, Butler, Clay, Cloud, Cowley and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Blaine, Boone, Buffalo and 33 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Brown, Buffalo, Custer and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Custer and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo and 26 more | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 2:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Burt, Cass, Cuming, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota and 14 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2005Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 2005Every mesoscale discussion in 2005
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.