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Mesoscale Discussion 690
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 18, 2015, 2:58 PM CDT for 12 counties in Oklahoma; 39 counties in Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2015, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Chance of a watch
- 5%
All 51 counties
Carter County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Love County, OK, Marshall County, OK, Murray County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Bell County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Brown County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Clay County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Erath County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Hays County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Llano County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, San Saba County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Travis County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston and 5 more | 53 min |
| May 18, 2:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Ector, Jeff Davis, Loving and 8 more | 59 min |
| May 18, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Ector, Jeff Davis, Loving and 7 more | 7 hr |
| May 18, 6:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Ector, Gaines, Jeff Davis and 8 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 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.