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Mesoscale Discussion 744

May 6, 20056 counties in Colorado; Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico; Cimarron County, Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 6, 2005, 12:56 PM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado; Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico; Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2005, 12:56 PM MDT (18:56 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2005, 3:00 PM MDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Union County, NM, Cimarron County, OK

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 214 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 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 221May 6, 1:30 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 6, 1:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 2 more	8 hr
May 6, 2:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and 1 more	6 hr
May 6, 4:42 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Phillips, Prowers and 2 more	2 hr
May 6, 2:14 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Quay and 1 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in New Mexico, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2005 Every 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.