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Mesoscale Discussion 973

June 3, 200738 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 3, 2007, 1:17 AM CDT for 38 counties in Texas. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2007, 1:17 AM CDT (06:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2007, 2:15 AM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 38 counties

Andrews County, TX, Bailey County, TX, Borden County, TX, Castro County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Coke County, TX, Crane County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Ector County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Garza County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Howard County, TX, Irion County, TX, Kent County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Tom Green County, TX, Upton County, TX, Winkler County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 75 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2007-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1245 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2007-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 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
1245 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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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
Jun 2, 7:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 29 more62 min
Jun 2, 9:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBailey, Castro, Crosby, Garza, Hale, Hockley and 5 more60 min
Jun 2, 10:36 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAndrews, Bailey, Borden, Castro, Cochran, Crosby and 16 more4 hr
Jun 3, 2:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArcher, Armstrong, Baylor, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth and 11 more67 min
Jun 3, 2:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more5 hr
Jun 3, 3:01 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCoke, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Irion and 7 more89 min
Jun 3, 3:38 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBorden, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Gaines, Garza and 6 more67 min
Jun 3, 5:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Wichita58 min
Jun 3, 7:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton and 19 more56 min
Jun 3, 8:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Bosque, Cherokee, Ellis, Falls and 31 more5 hr
Jun 3, 11:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAngelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Polk and 6 more58 min
Jun 3, 12:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Tyler6 hr
Jun 3, 12:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrews, Crane, Culberson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock and 9 more93 min
Jun 3, 1:28 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAndrews, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Ector, Gaines and 14 more9 hr
Jun 3, 1:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham93 min
Jun 3, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more7 hr
Jun 3, 3:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Irion, McCulloch and 10 more31 min
Jun 3, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Irion and 10 more6 hr
Jun 3, 3:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBell, Brazos, Coryell, Falls, Grimes, Lampasas and 10 more95 min
Jun 3, 3:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBailey, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd and 12 more91 min
Jun 3, 5:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrews, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Ector, Gaines and 14 more66 min
Jun 3, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazoria, Brazos and 37 more7 hr
Jun 3, 5:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJefferson, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine87 min
Jun 3, 5:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Irion and 10 more54 min
Jun 3, 6:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBailey, Castro, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hale and 10 more58 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 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.