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Mesoscale Discussion 646

May 20, 20206 counties in Colorado

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 20, 2020, 2:51 PM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2020, 2:51 PM MDT (20:51 UTC)
Expired: May 20, 2020, 4:45 PM MDT
In force: 114 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch: 20%

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Cheyenne County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 20, 1:07 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Logan, Weld	83 min
May 20, 2:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Logan, Morgan, Weld	8 hr
May 20, 5:25 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Logan, Weld	95 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 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.