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Mesoscale Discussion 1219

June 14, 201130 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 14, 2011, 3:36 PM CDT for 30 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas. It was in force for 84 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2011, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2011, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
84 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 37 counties

Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Creek County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, McClain County, OK, Noble County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Osage County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 51 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2011-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1042 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2011-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 164 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
1042 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-630 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
240 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 14, 4:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlfalfa, Beaver, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper and 4 more2 hr
Jun 14, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdair, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw and 42 more8 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2011Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2011Every mesoscale discussion in 2011

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.