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Mesoscale Discussion 601

May 15, 202015 counties in Colorado; 13 counties in Nebraska

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 15, 2020, 2:15 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado; 13 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 90 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 15, 2020, 2:15 PM MDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2020, 3:45 PM MDT
In force: 90 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch: 40%

All 28 counties

Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Cheyenne County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Arthur County, NE, Banner County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Dundy County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Keith County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 14, 8:12 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers	3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2020 Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 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.