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Mesoscale Discussion 429

May 15, 20184 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 15, 2018, 1:32 PM MDT for 4 states. It was in force for 118 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 15, 2018, 1:32 PM MDT (19:32 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2018, 3:30 PM MDT
In force: 118 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch: 60%

All 32 counties

Arapahoe County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, Douglas County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO, Colfax County, NM, Curry County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, Quay County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Taos County, NM, Union County, NM, Cimarron County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Parmer County, TX

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 99May 15, 4:15 PM MDT

The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 4:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Curry, Harding, Quay, Union	8 hr
May 14, 6:15 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington	90 min
May 14, 7:05 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Dewey and 11 more	85 min
May 14, 10:30 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa and 2 more	90 min
May 15, 10:31 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Garvin, Grady, Johnston and 5 more	119 min
May 15, 2:17 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Coal, Johnston, Love and 5 more	88 min
May 15, 12:51 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Borden, Coke, Crockett, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens and 22 more	114 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2018 Mesoscale Discussions in New Mexico, 2018 Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2018 Every mesoscale discussion in 2018

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.