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Mesoscale Discussion 147
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 6, 2026, 1:50 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2026, 1:50 PM CST (19:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2026, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch likely
- Chance of a watch
- 80%
All 69 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Cass County, IA, Fremont County, IA, Mills County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Atchison County, KS, Barton County, KS, Brown County, KS, Chase County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Geary County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marion County, KS, Marshall County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Reno County, KS, Republic County, KS, Rice County, KS, Riley County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Clinton County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Platte County, MO, Worth County, MO, Cass County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Nemaha County, NE, Otoe County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Richardson County, NE, Sarpy County, NE
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:23 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Clarke and 15 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barber, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Dickinson, Geary and 17 more | 85 min |
| Mar 5, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:55 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Cowley, Greenwood, Harper, Sedgwick, Sumner | 95 min |
| Mar 6, 1:31 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 2 more | 119 min |
| Mar 6, 3:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Franklin and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Elk and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:36 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arthur, Cheyenne, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Hooker and 4 more | 4 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.