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Mesoscale Discussion 317

March 2, 20084 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 2, 2008, 12:36 PM MST for 4 states. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 2, 2008, 12:36 PM MST (19:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2008, 5:30 PM MST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 38 counties

Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Cheyenne County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Logan County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Chase County, NE, Dundy County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Red Willow County, NE, Colfax County, NM, Mora County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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
Mar 2, 10:03 AM MST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barber, Butler, Chase, Clark, Comanche, Dickinson and 11 more	2 hr
Mar 2, 12:57 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Barber, Butler, Chase, Comanche, Cowley, Harper and 6 more	6 hr
Mar 2, 1:31 PM MST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson and 6 more	104 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2008 Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 2008 Every mesoscale discussion in 2008

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.