Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2208 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Mon Oct 02 2023 17:38:01 ACUS11 KWNS 021737 SWOMCD SPC MCD 021737=20 TXZ000-NMZ000-021830- Mesoscale Discussion 2208 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1237 PM CDT Mon Oct 02 2023 Areas affected...eastern New Mexico...the western Oklahoma/Texas Panhandle...and far West Texas. Concerning...Severe potential...Severe Thunderstorm Watch likely=20 Valid 021737Z - 021830Z Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage will increase through the afternoon. Supercells with large hail (up to baseball size) may eventually congeal into linear segments with an increasing severe wind threat. In addition, a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. DISCUSSION...A very moist airmass (low to mid 60s dewpoints) has advected across most of eastern New Mexico. This has resulted in a nearly uncapped airmass with MLCAPE around 1500 J/kg. Stronger mid-level flow (45 knots at 4km per ABX VWP) is starting to overspread the warm sector and will continue to advance eastward during the day. This will provide ample shear for storm organization, including supercells. Initially, storms are expected to form on the higher terrain across central New Mexico into Far West Texas. The greatest hail threat will likely be as storms move off of the higher terrain and reach maturity. There will be some potential for 2-3 inch hail given the favorable upper-level hodographs and relatively steep mid-level lapse rates. This time period will also be most favorable for some tornado threat. Surface winds have backed out of the southeast this morning which has resulted in enough low-level hodograph curvature to support the threat for a tornado or two.=20 Eventually, these storms may congeal into several linear segments with an increasing severe wind threat. A severe thunderstorm watch will likely be issued by mid-afternoon. ...Bentley/Grams.. 10/02/2023 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!5T7BBh2_4o5Eh5ndWO8FAzx2mZxr1Q3VEXfb1kgcCgVehjGcwIKf65p_BloPCSyreyO7wfWlT= lDGqA93nJLib8SYnXA$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...LUB...AMA...MAF...ABQ...EPZ... LAT...LON 31220591 32870567 34160544 35150571 35490513 35580380 35460305 35220262 34340242 33450253 32470257 30840269 30310351 30420509 31220591=20 =3D =3D =3D To unsubscribe from WX-STORM and you already have a login, go to https://lists.illinois.edu and use the "Unsubscribe" link. Otherwise email Chris Novy at cnovy@cox.net and ask to be removed from WX-STORM. --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .