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Mesoscale Discussion 1802

July 12, 200321 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 12, 2003, 10:12 PM CDT for 21 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2003, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2003, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 21 counties

Cherokee County, OK, Creek County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Noble County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 128 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2003-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3350 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2003-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3350 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1897 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
355 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
33.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche and 29 more6 hr
Jul 13, 2:35 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche and 28 more115 min
Jul 13, 4:11 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Coal and 29 more64 min
Jul 13, 2:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlfalfa, Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher and 2 more94 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.