{"id":37336,"date":"2020-06-23T23:59:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T23:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=37336"},"modified":"2020-06-27T19:13:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T19:13:33","slug":"mesoscale-convective-vortex-in-texas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/37336","title":{"rendered":"Mesoscale Convective Vortex in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/06\/200623_goes16_visible_TX_mcv_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/06\/tx_vis-20200623_195727.png\" alt=\"GOES-16 \u201cRed\u201d Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) images [click to play animation | MP4]\" width=\"641\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-16 \u201cRed\u201d Visible<em> (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/em> images [click to play animation | <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/06\/200623_goes16_visible_TX_mcv_anim.mp4\"><strong>MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>As a nocturnal Mesoscale Convective System dissipated over North Texas around sunrise on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/dailywxmap\/index_20200623.html\"><strong>23 June 2020<\/strong><\/a>, 1-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/23225\"><strong>Mesoscale Domain Sector<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0GOES-16\u00a0<em>(GOES-East)<\/em> \u201cRed\u201d Visible (<a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/ABIQuickGuide_Band02.pdf\"><strong>0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images <em><strong>(above)<\/strong><\/em> revealed a <a href=\"http:\/\/rammb.cira.colostate.edu\/training\/visit\/training_sessions\/mesoscale_convective_vortices\/\"><strong>Mesoscale Convective Vortex<\/strong><\/a> (MCV) &#8212; which then aided the development of new thunderstorms across northeast Texas during the subsequent afternoon and evening hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/exper\/mesoanalysis\/\"><strong>SPC Mesoscale Analysis<\/strong><\/a> products at 13 UTC and 16 UTC<em><strong> (below)<\/strong><\/em> showed that the MCV was moving into an environment characterized by low wind shear and instability &#8212; which helped the MCV persist as it moved eastward during the day.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/06\/200623_13utc_spc_mesoanalysis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/06\/200623_13utc_spc_mesoanalysis.png\" alt=\"SPC Mesoscale Analysis of 850\/500 hPa wind shear and Most Unstable Lifted Index at 13 UTC [click to enlarge]\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">SPC Mesoscale Analysis of 850\/500 hPa wind shear and Most Unstable Lifted Index at 13 UTC [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div><div style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/06\/200623_16utc_spc_mesoanalysis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/06\/200623_16utc_spc_mesoanalysis.png\" alt=\"SPC Mesoscale Analysis of 850\/500 hPa wind shear and Most Unstable Lifted Index at 16 UTC [click to enlarge]\" width=\"641\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">SPC Mesoscale Analysis of 850\/500 hPa wind shear and Most Unstable Lifted Index at 16 UTC [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a nocturnal Mesoscale Convective System dissipated over North Texas around sunrise on 23 June 2020, 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector\u00a0GOES-16\u00a0(GOES-East) \u201cRed\u201d Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) images (above) revealed a Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) &#8212; which then aided the development of new thunderstorms across northeast Texas during the subsequent afternoon and evening hours. 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