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Mesoscale Discussion 512

May 2, 20207 counties in Colorado; Laramie County, Wyoming

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 2, 2020, 2:44 PM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado; Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2020, 2:44 PM MDT (20:44 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2020, 4:45 PM MDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch: 20%

Counties Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Laramie County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 11:53 AM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Moffat, Rio Blanco	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Wyoming, 2020 Every mesoscale discussion in 2020

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.