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Mesoscale Discussion 2103

September 19, 202520 counties in Kansas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Sep 19, 2025, 5:32 PM CDT for 20 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 118 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 19, 2025, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC)
Expired: Sep 19, 2025, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 118 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch: 60%

Counties Barton County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Graham County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Ness County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Rush County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 615Sep 19, 5:50 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
Sep 19, 3:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan and 11 more	3 hr
Sep 19, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Barton, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth, Finney, Ford and 17 more	5 hr

Nearby

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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.