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Mesoscale Discussion 1012

June 9, 20094 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 9, 2009, 9:15 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2009, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2009, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 33 counties

Baxter County, AR, Benton County, AR, Boone County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Izard County, AR, Madison County, AR, Marion County, AR, Newton County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR, Washington County, AR, Cherokee County, KS, Labette County, KS, Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Webster County, MO, Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 17 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2009-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1799 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2009-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 230 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
1799 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
818 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
321 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
16.4

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The text

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

000 
ACUS11 KWNS 100215
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 100215 
ARZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-KSZ000-100315-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1012
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0915 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...SERN KS...SRN MO...NERN OK...NRN AR

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 357...358...

VALID 100215Z - 100315Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 357...358...CONTINUES.

LLJ IS EXPECTED TO VEER AND STRENGTHEN ACROSS NRN AR INTO SRN MO
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  THIS INCREASE IN WARM ADVECTION SHOULD
ENHANCE THE EWD PROPAGATION OF ONGOING MCS OVER THE KS/OK/MO TRI
STATE BORDER REGION.  LATEST THINKING IS SEVERE THREAT WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE ALONG THE MO/AR BORDER AND WILL CONTINUE BEYOND
THE 03Z EXPIRATION TIME OF ONGOING WATCHES.  NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TO ACCOUNT FOR PRIMARILY DAMAGING
WINDS/LARGE HAIL.

..DARROW.. 06/10/2009

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

ATTN...WFO...MEG...LZK...SGF...TSA...ICT...

LAT...LON   37559561 37349296 36469129 35509186 36069539 37559561

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Randolph3 hr
Jun 9, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Conway, Fulton and 11 more7 hr
Jun 9, 11:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton and 2 more60 min
Jun 10, 1:12 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCraighead, Crittenden, Cross, Faulkner, Greene, Independence and 13 more33 min
Jun 10, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArkansas, Cleburne, Crittenden, Cross, Faulkner, Independence and 12 more3 hr
Jun 10, 2:26 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 12 more64 min
Jun 10, 3:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFulton27 min
Jun 10, 4:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCrittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, Poinsett, St. Francis34 min
Jun 10, 5:20 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Fulton, Greene, Randolph55 min
Jun 10, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more6 hr
Jun 10, 6:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland and 44 more58 min
Jun 10, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 48 more8 hr
Jun 10, 12:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Crawford, Elk and 4 more90 min
Jun 10, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBourbon, Cherokee, Crawford7 hr
Jun 10, 4:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Callaway, Camden and 35 more84 min
Jun 10, 10:44 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Cotton and 11 more91 min
Jun 10, 11:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 20 more7 hr
Jun 10, 1:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 15 more85 min
Jun 10, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Garvin and 10 more10 hr
Jun 10, 5:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Jefferson and 5 more67 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2009Every mesoscale discussion in 2009

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.