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Mesoscale Discussion 695
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 23, 2020, 8:02 PM CDT for 15 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2020, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2020, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch unlikely
- Chance of a watch
- 20%
Counties Barton County, KS, Clark County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Clay, Doniphan, Douglas and 18 more | 92 min |
| May 24, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Brown, Clay, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson and 8 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 2:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 9 more | 2 hr |
| May 24, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton | 2 hr |
| May 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Seward | 83 min |
| May 24, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barber, Barton, Clark, Cloud, Comanche, Edwards and 32 more | 91 min |
| May 24, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth and 29 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2020Every 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.