Mesoscale Discussion 0253
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0237 PM CDT Mon Mar 14 2022
Areas affected...Parts of north-central/northeast Texas and
southeastern Oklahoma
Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely
Valid 141937Z - 142100Z
Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent
SUMMARY...The risk for large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a
tornado or two should develop between 21Z-23Z. Watch issuance is
likely in the next couple hours.
DISCUSSION...Latest water vapor imagery depicts an upper-level
trough moving eastward across the southern Plains, with an
accompanying midlevel speed maximum moving through the base of the
trough. Over the next couple hours, increasing forcing for ascent
preceding the trough will overspread a destabilizing air mass across
parts of north-central/northeast Texas and southeastern Oklahoma.
Here, latest surface observations show southerly surface winds and
dewpoints in the lower/middle 50s ahead of a surface trough/dryline
feature. Visible satellite imagery shows increasingly agitated
cumulus fields developing across the warm sector, where surface
pressure falls are evident. Convection should initiate between
21Z-23Z along/ahead of the surface trough/dryline, and move eastward
into the destabilizing air mass characterized by MLCAPE of 1000-1500
J/kg. As the trough continues eastward, deep-layer shear will
gradually increase to 40-50 knots, with effective SRH of 150-200
m2/s2. Initial convection may remain somewhat discrete, and
steepening midlevel lapse rates combined with the favorable
deep-layer shear should support large hail and perhaps a tornado or
two. With time, forcing for ascent will increase as a cold front
approaches from the west, favoring upscale growth and a greater risk
of wind damage and embedded tornadoes with eastward extent.
..Weinman/Mosier.. 03/14/2022
...Please see
www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...SHV...TSA...HGX...FWD...OUN...EWX...
LAT...LON 31489514 31209567 30319702 30569749 31659741 32469734
33309725 33939664 34309574 34209466 33799443 33429424
32989416 32149414 31839425 31619463 31489514