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Mesoscale Discussion 682

May 5, 20234 counties in Colorado; 8 counties in Kansas; 25 counties in Nebraska

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 5, 2023, 2:54 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado; 8 counties in Kansas; 25 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2023, 2:54 PM MDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2023, 5:00 PM MDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...severe thunderstorm watch likely
Chance of a watch: 80%

All 37 counties

Logan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Arthur County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Dundy County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Garden County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Grant County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Red Willow County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 188May 5, 3:50 PM MDT

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 5, 12:51 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Weld	114 min
May 5, 3:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma	9 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2023 Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2023 Every mesoscale discussion in 2023

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.