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Mesoscale Discussion 2322

November 15, 201116 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Nov 15, 2011, 5:35 AM CST for 16 counties in Texas. It was in force for 85 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2011, 5:35 AM CST (11:35 UTC)
Expired
Nov 15, 2011, 7:00 AM CST
In force
85 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Atascosa County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Comal County, TX, Duval County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, La Salle County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, McMullen County, TX, Medina County, TX, Wilson County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:38 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

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 211 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 460 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
460 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-105 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
948 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.2

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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
Nov 15, 12:02 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kerr and 8 more2 hr
Nov 15, 2:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall and 10 more7 hr
Nov 15, 6:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal and 10 more6 hr
Nov 15, 8:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson and 38 more9 hr
Nov 15, 10:35 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtascosa, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Duval, Frio and 10 more115 min
Nov 15, 2:30 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAngelina, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Houston, Jasper and 15 more2 hr
Nov 15, 3:49 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin and 6 more116 min
Nov 15, 5:44 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNewton, Orange, Sabine61 min
Nov 15, 5:56 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCNewton, Orange, Sabine7 hr

Nearby

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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.