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Mesoscale Discussion 366

April 8, 202625 counties in Kansas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 8, 2026, 4:49 PM CDT for 25 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 116 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2026, 4:49 PM CDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 116 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch: 5%

All 25 counties

Barton County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Geary County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Ness County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rice County, KS, Riley County, KS, Rush County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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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.