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Mesoscale Discussion 394

April 1, 200615 counties in Kansas; 25 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 1, 2006, 5:37 PM CST for 15 counties in Kansas; 25 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 83 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2006, 5:37 PM CST (23:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2006, 7:00 PM CST
In force: 83 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 40 counties

Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Alfalfa County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 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.

Tornado Watch 124Apr 1, 6:25 PM CST

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
Apr 1, 12:12 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 9 more	93 min
Apr 1, 3:16 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 10 more	89 min
Apr 1, 4:01 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Barton, Decatur, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Jewell and 10 more	6 hr
Apr 1, 4:08 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 12 more	2 hr
Apr 1, 1:07 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carter, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 11 more	2 hr
Apr 1, 10:06 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 8 more	114 min
Apr 1, 2:01 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	Beaver, Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer and 11 more	8 hr
Apr 1, 3:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	McCurtain	7 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2006 Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2006 Every mesoscale discussion in 2006

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.