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Mesoscale Discussion 1052

May 26, 200828 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 26, 2008, 7:08 PM CDT for 28 counties in Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2008, 7:08 PM CDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2008, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 28 counties

Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Brewster County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crane County, TX, Crockett County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Ector County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Garza County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Motley County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2008-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1479 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 2008-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1479 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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
May 26, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCChildress, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hemphill and 4 more7 hr
May 26, 10:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCollingsworth, Wheeler116 min
May 27, 9:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCollin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Franklin and 14 more97 min
May 27, 12:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Angelina, Bosque, Cherokee, Falls, Freestone and 17 more97 min
May 27, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Freestone and 15 more6 hr
May 27, 1:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArcher, Baylor, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Foard and 8 more2 hr
May 27, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Bell, Bosque, Brown, Callahan and 45 more7 hr
May 27, 5:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAngelina, Austin, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque and 55 more2 hr
May 27, 5:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrews, Brewster, Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos and 4 more115 min
May 27, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Dawson and 18 more4 hr
May 27, 6:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArcher, Baylor, Bell, Brown, Burnet, Callahan and 32 more97 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2008Every mesoscale discussion in 2008

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.