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Mesoscale Discussion 1256

June 20, 200921 counties in Kansas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 20, 2009, 6:04 PM CDT for 21 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 116 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 2009, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 116 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

All 21 counties

Barton County, KS, Chase County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Saline County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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 487Jun 20, 7:55 PM CDT

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
Jun 20, 2:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barber, Butler, Clark, Comanche, Cowley, Elk and 9 more	92 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2009 Every mesoscale discussion in 2009

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.