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Mesoscale Discussion 659

May 2, 20074 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 2, 2007, 11:09 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 96 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 2007, 11:09 PM CDT (04:09 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2007, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
96 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 36 counties

Columbia County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Howard County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, McCurtain County, OK, Bowie County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cass County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Morris County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Panola County, TX, Red River County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Smith County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 35 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2007-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1137 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2007-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1161 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.8

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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
May 2, 7:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColumbia, Lafayette, Miller96 min
May 2, 7:59 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCColumbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 2 more7 hr
May 3, 4:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAshley, Chicot59 min
May 3, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Lee, Lincoln and 2 more3 hr
May 3, 1:21 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Grant and 8 more84 min
May 3, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAscension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 14 more4 hr
May 3, 3:08 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, De Soto, Grant and 6 more7 hr
May 3, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAvoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, LaSalle and 3 more4 hr
May 3, 6:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, De Soto, Grant and 4 more116 min
May 2, 9:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBryan, Marshall60 min
May 2, 9:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrewster, Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Ward65 min
May 2, 9:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAransas, Bee, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Fort Bend and 21 more63 min
May 2, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston and 16 more6 hr
May 2, 10:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAransas, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, DeWitt and 17 more5 hr
May 2, 11:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAustin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Hardin and 13 more87 min
May 3, 12:01 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAustin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Hardin and 13 more89 min
May 3, 1:52 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCameron, Kenedy, Willacy83 min
May 3, 12:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBosque, Burnet, Coryell, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson and 7 more97 min
May 3, 2:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAustin, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Hardin, Harris and 10 more86 min
May 3, 6:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBosque, Dallas, Hamilton, Johnson56 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2007Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 2007Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2007Every mesoscale discussion in 2007

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.