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Mesoscale Discussion 2213

December 12, 200716 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 12, 2007, 6:30 AM CST for 16 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2007, 6:30 AM CST (12:30 UTC)
Expired
Dec 12, 2007, 10:30 AM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Custer County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Logan County, OK, Noble County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Washita County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 86 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, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2007-12-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2007-12-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -130 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
487 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
88 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
ACUS11 KWNS 121231
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 121230 
OKZ000-KSZ000-121630-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2213
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0630 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

AREAS AFFECTED...WRN AND NRN OK

CONCERNING...FREEZING RAIN 

VALID 121230Z - 121630Z

A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE LIKELY WITH SHOWERS
MOVING NEWD ACROSS WRN AND NRN OK THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION RATES
COULD REACH A TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.

THE LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER SE AZ
WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS. A PLUME OF
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE EXTENDS NNEWD ACROSS WCNTRL TX INTO SRN OK
ASSOCIATED WITH A BAND OF STRONG FLOW IN THE 700 TO 500 MB LAYER.
THIS IS LIKELY WHERE WARM ADVECTION IS OCCURRING WHICH COMBINED WITH
STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
CONVECTIVE-TYPE SHOWERS ACROSS WRN AND NRN OK THIS MORNING. FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE LIKELY WITH AREAS IN THE PATH OF THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS RECEIVING PRECIPITATION RATES UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH PER
HOUR. THE FREEZING LINE SHOULD GRADUALLY MOVE NWWD THIS MORNING
ALLOWING FOR A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN IN THE SERN FRINGE OF THE MD AREA.

..BROYLES.. 12/12/2007

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

...NOTICE...
SPC WINTER WEATHER MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE ISSUED ON A
SCHEDULED BASIS FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28...FOUR
TIMES A DAY...AROUND 00 UTC...06 UTC...12 UTC...AND 18 UTC
FOR SIGNIFICANT SHORT RANGE WINTER WEATHER EVENTS.

ATTN...WFO...TSA...ICT...OUN...

35439764 35009846 34619956 34769999 35399994 36269843
36949753 37049699 36969664 36719645 36399650 36009683

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 1:04 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray and 2 more6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.