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Mesoscale Discussion 784
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 29, 2016, 9:27 PM CDT for 34 counties in Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2016, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2016, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 34 counties
Brown County, TX, Callahan County, TX, Coke County, TX, Coleman County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Concho County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Erath County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Hood County, TX, Jack County, TX, Jones County, TX, Kimble County, TX, Mason County, TX, McCulloch County, TX, Menard County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Runnels County, TX, San Saba County, TX, Schleicher County, TX, Shackelford County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Sutton County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Tom Green County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1610 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted.
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ACUS11 KWNS 300227
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 300227
TXZ000-300430-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0784
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0927 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016
AREAS AFFECTED...NWRN INTO CNTRL TX
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 229...
VALID 300227Z - 300430Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 229
CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...THE THREAT OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL CONTINUES
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF STORMS...NOW UNDERCUT BY A SURGING
OUTFLOW...CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS EXPECTED...PROPAGATING IN A SSEWD
DIRECTION IN THE DIRECTION OF UPSTREAM CU DEVELOPMENT SEEN ON
VISIBLE IMAGERY PRIOR TO SUNSET. STORM RELATIVE INFLOW INTO THIS
CLUSTER OF STORMS IS ALSO INCREASING PER DYX VAD WINDS...AND SFC
ANALYSIS SHOWS MID TO UPPER 60S F DEWPOINTS JUST DOWNSTREAM AS WELL
WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ENHANCEMENT OF STORM CORES LATER THIS EVENING.
..JEWELL.. 05/30/2016
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ATTN...WFO...FWD...OUN...EWX...SJT...MAF...
LAT...LON 32790056 32849995 33059943 33429902 33719846 33789831
33769752 32249772 31149830 30409913 30300020 30330074
31060092 32020074 32790056SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Dawson and 22 more | 85 min |
| May 29, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman and 35 more | 9 hr |
| May 29, 11:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho and 18 more | 83 min |
| May 30, 9:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria | 64 min |
| May 30, 2:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector and 12 more | 2 hr |
| May 30, 5:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche and 15 more | 2 hr |
| May 30, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Dawson and 15 more | 5 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.