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Mesoscale Discussion 520

April 18, 20097 counties in Kansas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 18, 2009, 7:13 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 62 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2009, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Apr 18, 2009, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

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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
Apr 18, 8:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho	91 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.