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Mesoscale Discussion 993

June 3, 20074 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 3, 2007, 5:47 PM MDT for 4 states. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2007, 5:47 PM MDT (23:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2007, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 29 counties

Baca County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Colfax County, NM, Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM, Cimarron County, OK, Bailey County, TX, Castro County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Swisher County, TX

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -45 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1262 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 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.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 6:28 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more62 min
Jun 3, 12:42 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLas Animas, Otero93 min
Jun 3, 1:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaca, Crowley, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo7 hr
Jun 3, 11:42 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChaves, Eddy, Lea, Otero93 min
Jun 3, 12:28 PM MDTTornado WatchSPCEddy, Lea9 hr
Jun 3, 4:09 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCEddy, Lea66 min
Jun 3, 1:23 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeckham, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey and 7 more67 min
Jun 3, 1:58 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBeckham, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon and 4 more5 hr
Jun 3, 4:32 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCaddo, Comanche, Cotton, Tillman58 min
Jun 3, 6:04 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 2 more56 min
Jun 2, 8:45 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBailey, Castro, Crosby, Garza, Hale, Hockley and 5 more60 min
Jun 2, 9:36 PM MDTTornado WatchSPCAndrews, Bailey, Borden, Castro, Cochran, Crosby and 16 more4 hr
Jun 3, 12:17 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrews, Bailey, Borden, Castro, Cochran, Coke and 32 more58 min
Jun 3, 2:01 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCoke, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Irion and 7 more89 min
Jun 3, 2:38 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBorden, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Gaines, Garza and 6 more67 min
Jun 3, 7:37 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Bosque, Cherokee, Ellis, Falls and 31 more5 hr
Jun 3, 10:47 AM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAngelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Polk and 6 more58 min
Jun 3, 11:22 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Tyler6 hr
Jun 3, 2:29 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Irion, McCulloch and 10 more31 min
Jun 3, 2:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Irion and 10 more6 hr
Jun 3, 2:55 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBell, Brazos, Coryell, Falls, Grimes, Lampasas and 10 more95 min
Jun 3, 2:59 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBailey, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd and 12 more91 min
Jun 3, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazoria, Brazos and 37 more7 hr
Jun 3, 4:48 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJefferson, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine87 min
Jun 3, 4:51 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Irion and 10 more54 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2007Mesoscale Discussions in New Mexico, 2007Mesoscale Discussions in Colorado, 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.