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Mesoscale Discussion 1981
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 14, 2026, 3:35 PM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas; Beaver County, Harper County, Oklahoma; Hansford County, Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2026, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch unlikely
- Chance of a watch
- 20%
All 23 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Beaver County, OK, Harper County, OK, Hansford County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Hamilton and 12 more | 90 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2026Every mesoscale discussion in 2026
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.