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Mesoscale Discussion 564

May 9, 20156 counties in Colorado; 7 counties in Kansas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 9, 2015, 11:40 AM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado; 7 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 65 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 9, 2015, 11:40 AM MDT (17:40 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2015, 12:45 PM MDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch: 95%

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Cheyenne County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Greeley County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Morton County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 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 149May 9, 11:55 AM MDT

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
May 8, 6:55 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 3 more	2 hr
May 9, 4:51 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baca, Prowers	84 min
May 9, 11:55 AM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, El Paso and 12 more	11 hr
May 9, 2:34 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln and 7 more	56 min
May 9, 5:16 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert and 11 more	119 min
May 9, 6:36 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 12 more	6 hr
May 9, 10:36 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barber, Edwards, Harper, Kingman, Kiowa, Pawnee and 3 more	84 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2015 Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2015 Every 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.