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Mesoscale Discussion 989

May 31, 202219 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 31, 2022, 1:21 PM CDT for 19 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2022, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2022, 3:15 PM CDT
In force: 114 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch likely
Chance of a watch: 80%

All 27 counties

Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, Noble County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Briscoe County, TX, Childress County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hall County, TX, Motley County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 297May 31, 2:25 PM CDT

The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 22 more	10 hr
May 31, 2:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Craig, Delaware, Kay, Mayes, Nowata, Osage and 5 more	2 hr
May 31, 5:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer and 12 more	97 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2022 Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2022 Every mesoscale discussion in 2022

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.