Alert archive / Kansas / Mesoscale Discussions in 2025
Mesoscale Discussion 3
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 5, 2025, 1:51 AM CST for 39 counties in Kansas; 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2025, 1:51 AM CST (07:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2025, 6:45 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Heavy snow
All 43 counties
Atchison County, KS, Barton County, KS, Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Jewell County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, Marshall County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Ness County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Rice County, KS, Riley County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Rush County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Smith County, KS, Trego County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Buchanan County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 8:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Butler, Chase, Coffey, Franklin and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:40 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Coffey and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barber, Barton, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellsworth and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:51 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atchison, Brown, Chase, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson and 24 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 5, 7:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Coffey, Cowley and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 5, 7:27 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Howard, Lincoln, Monroe and 8 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2025Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2025Every mesoscale discussion in 2025
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.