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Mesoscale Discussion 2155

October 21, 202419 counties in Kansas; Red Willow County, Nebraska

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Oct 21, 2024, 1:59 PM CDT for 19 counties in Kansas; Red Willow County, Nebraska. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 21, 2024, 1:59 PM CDT (18:59 UTC)
Expired: Oct 21, 2024, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch: 40%

Counties Barton County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Ness County, KS, Norton County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Rush County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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 692Oct 21, 3:10 PM CDT

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
Oct 21, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Barber, Barton, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis and 17 more	4 hr
Oct 21, 5:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Barber, Barton, Comanche, Decatur, Ellis, Ellsworth and 17 more	85 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2024 Mesoscale Discussions in Nebraska, 2024 Every mesoscale discussion in 2024

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.