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Mesoscale Discussion 1372

June 17, 20055 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 17, 2005, 3:39 AM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 96 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2005, 3:39 AM CDT (08:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2005, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
96 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, McCurtain County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 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 2005-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3759 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 2005-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 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
3759 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1309 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
10.9

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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
Jun 16, 8:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 27 more88 min
Jun 16, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 54 more8 hr
Jun 16, 10:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 54 more95 min
Jun 17, 12:27 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLove93 min
Jun 17, 12:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBryan, Love6 hr

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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.