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Mesoscale Discussion 1713

July 22, 20264 counties in Colorado

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 22, 2026, 5:43 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 22, 2026, 5:43 PM MDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2026, 7:45 PM MDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch: 20%

Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Washington County, CO

The radar

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 2:19 PM MDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Boulder, Broomfield, Cheyenne and 15 more	86 min

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.