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Mesoscale Discussion 219

April 7, 201516 counties in Kansas; 15 counties in Missouri; 11 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 7, 2015, 5:03 PM CDT for 16 counties in Kansas; 15 counties in Missouri; 11 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2015, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2015, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch
80%
All 42 counties

Allen County, KS, Anderson County, KS, Bourbon County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Elk County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Labette County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS, Barton County, MO, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Henry County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Newton County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Craig County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Noble County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Osage County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 3:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAudrain, Boone, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess and 9 more54 min
Apr 7, 8:17 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFranklin, Jefferson, Perry, Saint Charles, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 3 more88 min
Apr 7, 8:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCape Girardeau, Jefferson, Perry, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis7 hr
Apr 7, 10:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCape Girardeau, Perry, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington54 min
Apr 7, 1:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCape Girardeau, Perry61 min
Apr 7, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry5 hr
Apr 7, 2:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott97 min
Apr 6, 7:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGreer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman2 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.