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Mesoscale Discussion 1508

August 16, 202011 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 16, 2020, 11:36 AM CDT for 11 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2020, 11:36 AM CDT (16:36 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2020, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
114 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch
20%

Counties Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Logan County, OK, McClain County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 7:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes and 12 more55 min
Aug 15, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCreek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 5 more2 hr
Aug 15, 9:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNoble, Osage, Pawnee, Payne92 min
Aug 16, 2:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtoka, Beckham, Bryan, Caddo, Carter, Choctaw and 21 more2 hr

Nearby

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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.