Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2220 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Fri Nov 08 2024 19:19:15 ACUS11 KWNS 081919 SWOMCD SPC MCD 081918=20 TXZ000-082115- Mesoscale Discussion 2220 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0118 PM CST Fri Nov 08 2024 Areas affected...North Texas Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible=20 Valid 081918Z - 082115Z Probability of Watch Issuance...60 percent SUMMARY...A gradual increase in storm organization/intensity will continue over the next couple of hours. WW may become necessary later this afternoon. DISCUSSION...Latest radar loop shows a loosely organized band of storms along a north-south surface cold front bisecting Texas at this time, with weaker/elevated convection to the cool side of the boundary. Over the past hour or so, an increase in storm organization has occurred over the Big Country/western North Texas, where a narrow frontal band is now crossing Young and eastern Stephens/western Palo Pinto counties at this time. The pre-frontal environment across North Texas is characterized by a moist boundary layer, but with weak lapse rates aloft -- in part due to persistent/ongoing precipitation. Despite the marginal thermodynamic conditions however, flow veering and gradually increasing with height is contributing to shear profiles favorable for updrafts to organize -- even in spite of the less favorable thermodynamics. As such, as storms strengthen gradually this afternoon, in part due to weak/filtered heating and thus modest additional destabilization, severe risk -- mainly in the form of damaging winds and marginal hail, but also possibly including a tornado or two -- is expected to materialize. Greater tornado threat would likely require a more cellular pre-frontal warm sector storm mode, which seems rather unlikely at this time. As such, tornado threat should be confined to more weak/brief QCLS-type circulations. ...Goss/Guyer.. 11/08/2024 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!-t-ns33mQ-FUjOuaQykkusAQsJCQWDwt9NnVhIxNEwUDUH1c25aksxY_ozzUPby7IO-xQEict= aXOW4_grMky7SPkTlg$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...FWD...OUN... LAT...LON 33219833 33609803 33469745 33029685 31849684 31299737 31399793 32649841 33219833=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 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .