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Mesoscale Discussion 438

April 22, 202012 parishes in Louisiana; 41 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 22, 2020, 1:10 PM CDT for 12 parishes in Louisiana; 41 counties in Texas. It was in force for 65 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2020, 1:10 PM CDT (18:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2020, 2:15 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 53 counties

Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Anderson County, TX, Angelina County, TX, Austin County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bell County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Hays County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Lee County, TX, Leon County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Limestone County, TX, Madison County, TX, Milam County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Newton County, TX, Panola County, TX, Polk County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Shelby County, TX, Travis County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Tyler County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Williamson County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 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

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 230 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2020-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2020-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 191 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
385 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 10:38 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCaddo, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Vernon2 hr
Apr 22, 10:55 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAllen, Beauregard, De Soto, Evangeline, Grant, Natchitoches and 4 more6 hr
Apr 22, 2:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBienville, De Soto, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides and 4 more67 min
Apr 22, 4:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula and 16 more96 min
Apr 22, 5:01 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and 17 more9 hr
Apr 22, 6:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCConcordia, Saint Helena, Tensas, Washington88 min
Apr 21, 8:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHemphill, Lipscomb, Wheeler63 min
Apr 22, 1:21 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFannin, Lamar, Red River84 min
Apr 22, 1:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCFannin, Lamar, Red River4 hr
Apr 22, 2:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarson, Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson and 7 more119 min
Apr 22, 1:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton and 15 more63 min
Apr 22, 2:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCollin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin and 12 more6 hr
Apr 22, 4:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGrayson62 min
Apr 22, 4:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAngelina, Polk, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler and 1 more88 min
Apr 22, 5:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCamp, Collin, Dallas, Delta, Fannin, Franklin and 10 more97 min
Apr 22, 5:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAngelina, Polk, Trinity, Tyler37 min
Apr 22, 6:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Red River and 2 more66 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.