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Mesoscale Discussion 801
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 6, 2008, 6:32 PM CDT for 53 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 88 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2008, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 88 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 53 counties
Barber County, KS, Barton County, KS, Clark County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Jewell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Logan County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Meade County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Ness County, KS, Norton County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Rush County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Scott County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Smith County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Trego County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gove and 12 more | 2 hr |
| May 6, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barber, Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards and 28 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2008Every 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.