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Mesoscale Discussion 897
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 30, 2023, 1:10 PM MDT for 14 counties in Colorado; Colfax County, Harding County, Union County, New Mexico; Goshen County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2023, 1:10 PM MDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2023, 3:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch possible
- Chance of a watch
- 40%
Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Weld County, CO, Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Union County, NM, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 3:34 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | 86 min |
| May 30, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick and 2 more | 7 hr |
| May 30, 4:01 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baca, Prowers | 119 min |
| May 30, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 6 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 2023Mesoscale Discussions in New Mexico, 2023Mesoscale Discussions in Wyoming, 2023Every 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.