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Mesoscale Discussion 6
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 5, 2025, 6:51 AM CST for 30 counties in Kansas; 12 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2025, 6:51 AM CST (12:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2025, 11:15 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Blizzard
All 42 counties
Atchison County, KS, Brown County, KS, Chase County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marion County, KS, Marshall County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Miami County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS, Saline County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 8:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Butler, Chase, Coffey, Franklin and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:51 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atchison, Barton, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson and 33 more | 5 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, 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.