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Mesoscale Discussion 906

May 18, 200537 counties in Kansas; Jackson County, Missouri; 11 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 18, 2005, 7:55 PM CDT for 37 counties in Kansas; Jackson County, Missouri; 11 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 35 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 18, 2005, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2005, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe thunderstorm watch 287

All 49 counties

Allen County, KS, Anderson County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Elk County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Miami County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Morris County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Osage County, KS, Reno County, KS, Riley County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Jackson County, MO, Alfalfa County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Major County, OK, Noble County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Woods County, OK

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 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
May 18, 9:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua and 18 more	56 min
May 19, 6:58 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	92 min
May 19, 10:44 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barry, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Christian and 28 more	3 hr
May 19, 11:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Iron and 11 more	8 hr
May 19, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Clark	8 hr
May 19, 3:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Iron, Madison and 9 more	84 min
May 19, 3:50 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark	85 min
May 19, 5:59 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Iron and 11 more	91 min
May 19, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry	6 hr
May 19, 6:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark	90 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2005 Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 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.