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Mesoscale Discussion 529

April 23, 20114 counties in Oklahoma

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 23, 2011, 2:08 AM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 67 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2011, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2011, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Latimer County, OK, LeFlore County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 278 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 2011-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2835 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 2011-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 231 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
2835 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
231 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.7
Supercell composite
18.1

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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
Apr 22, 8:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Coal and 25 more96 min
Apr 22, 9:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal and 16 more66 min
Apr 22, 11:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata and 3 more7 hr
Apr 22, 11:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Alfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cherokee and 46 more2 hr
Apr 22, 11:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtoka, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton and 19 more4 hr
Apr 23, 2:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and 3 more87 min
Apr 23, 5:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa and 3 more24 min
Apr 23, 12:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBryan, Carter, Choctaw, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 2 more64 min
Apr 23, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Cotton and 11 more9 hr
Apr 23, 5:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Atoka, Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 4 more58 min

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.