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Mesoscale Discussion 1069

July 1, 202015 counties in Arkansas; 26 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 1, 2020, 9:55 AM CDT for 15 counties in Arkansas; 26 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2020, 9:55 AM CDT (14:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2020, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
95 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch
20%
All 41 counties

Baxter County, AR, Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Cross County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Greene County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR, Butler County, MO, Camden County, MO, Carter County, MO, Christian County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, Greene County, MO, Howell County, MO, Iron County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Miller County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 12:00Z on 2020-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2705 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2020-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2705 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
741 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
10.3

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The text

As transmitted.

021 
ACUS11 KWNS 011455
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 011455 
TNZ000-ARZ000-MOZ000-011630-

Mesoscale Discussion 1069
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0955 AM CDT Wed Jul 01 2020

Areas affected...Southeast Missouri...northeast Arkansas

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely 

Valid 011455Z - 011630Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent

SUMMARY...Limited potential for damaging wind gusts exists for areas
downstream of ongoing south-central MO convection. Greatest risk
appears to be in northeast AR if convection is maintained. No WW is
currently expected. Trends will be monitored, however.

DISCUSSION...A cluster of storms moving southeastward into
south-central Missouri may pose some risk for isolated
strong/damaging wind gusts for another few hours. Overall,
convective trends have been down with IR satellite showing
contraction of the coldest cloud tops. With the 12Z LZK showing near
22 C at 850 mb and outflow from an overnight MCS to the east, the
potential for intensification appears limited. Should convection
maintain strength, the area of greatest risk for damaging wind gusts
will likely exist in northeast Arkansas where the strongest heating
will occur. Given the uncertainty, no WW is currently anticipated.
Trends will continue to be monitored this afternoon.

..Wendt/Hart.. 07/01/2020

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...PAH...MEG...LSX...LZK...SGF...

LAT...LON   37809339 38259256 37919086 36578997 35479000 35219073
            35459176 36709303 37359348 37809339

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 2:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCraighead, Crittenden, Cross, Jackson, Lee, Mississippi and 3 more66 min
Jun 30, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, Holt and 4 more7 hr
Jul 1, 1:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt, Nodaway87 min
Jul 1, 3:50 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry, Nodaway and 1 more85 min
Jul 1, 5:40 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Caldwell, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Cedar and 21 more65 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.