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Mesoscale Discussion 335

March 30, 200912 counties in Kansas; 6 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 30, 2009, 3:55 PM CDT for 12 counties in Kansas; 6 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2009, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2009, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 95 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS, Nowata County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 95Mar 30, 5:20 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
Mar 30, 5:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Wilson	25 min
Mar 30, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 10 more	8 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2009 Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 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.