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Mesoscale Discussion 320

March 21, 200563 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 21, 2005, 9:26 AM CST for 63 counties in Texas. It was in force for 34 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2005, 9:26 AM CST (15:26 UTC)
Expired
Mar 21, 2005, 10:00 AM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 63 counties

Anderson County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bell County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Camp County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Hays County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kimble County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Lee County, TX, Limestone County, TX, Llano County, TX, Mason County, TX, McCulloch County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Menard County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Real County, TX, Red River County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, San Saba County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Titus County, TX, Travis County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wood County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 361 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2005-03-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 582 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2005-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 220 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
582 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
3.9

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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
Mar 21, 3:39 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBosque, Clay, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas and 26 more3 hr
Mar 21, 6:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet and 59 more6 hr
Mar 21, 7:43 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burleson and 60 more92 min
Mar 21, 10:57 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtascosa, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Caldwell and 27 more33 min
Mar 21, 2:59 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Camp, Cherokee, Delta, Falls, Fannin and 18 more3 hr
Mar 21, 5:10 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Angelina, Austin, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos and 55 more95 min
Mar 21, 5:40 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Austin, Bowie, Brazos, Camp and 40 more7 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.