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Mesoscale Discussion 1705
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 18, 2015, 2:11 PM CDT for 40 counties in Kansas; 7 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2015, 2:11 PM CDT (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2015, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 60%
All 54 counties
Allen County, KS, Anderson County, KS, Atchison County, KS, Bourbon County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Elk County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Labette County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Miami County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Morris County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Osage County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO, Alfalfa County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Major County, OK, Noble County, OK, Woods County, OK
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Butler, Chase and 37 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Butler, Chase and 26 more | 90 min |
| Aug 18, 12:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audrain, Callaway, Clark, Cole, Crawford, Dent and 20 more | 116 min |
| Aug 18, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lewis, Lincoln and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clark | 8 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln and 14 more | 119 min |
| Aug 18, 6:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Iron, Jefferson and 13 more | 115 min |
| Aug 18, 3:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills | 3 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2015Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2015Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2015Every mesoscale discussion in 2015
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.