2/10/09 NOW: TX/OK/AR/MO/KS

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Good day all,

Storms are quickly forming a broken line, stretching from N-Central OK down through Lawnton and into N-C Texas.

Two supercell storms are present in OK, one NW of OKC by about 30 miles and one (better looking) near Lawnton / Fort Sill (NW of there).

Another more descrete cell is forming a bit ahead of the line SW of OKC as well, but has a line of weaker cells developing SE of it.

In my opinion, I would stick to the storms in SW OK near Fort Sill.

Edit: Stay AHEAD of this line and the storms! There may well be MORE than a single storm producing tornadoes soon.
 
Cell T0 on KTLX showing signs of some rotation
itself. Following behind cell C0.
Affecting Tuttle now and coming into Mustang/Yukon
area.

67.5 dbz
34 kph ENE - NE direction.

TOR warned cell 3.5 NMiles NE of Yukon, still showing
intermitant TVS attribute. Good inflow notch. Ragged hook
echo.
 
Good day all,

Yukon storm appears to be splitting, still decent hook on it (the one NW of OKC). Cell to it's SW is severe warned, as well as the Lawnton storm.

New cells firing SW of this area, down towards Lawnton. All cells are moving NE at ~35 knots (40 MPH).
 
Watch Cell K0 as it comes in to more unstable air.

Affecting Boone/Broxton.

67.5 dbz
VILs increasing along with aerial coverage.
39 knots heading N - NE
 
Really tight reflectivity gradient starting to set up on the forward flank of the OKC storm, but the center of circulation looks displaced a little far to the SE to produce a tornado in the immediate future. Maybe if the next cycle places one further to the NW, closer to the root of the reflectivity umbilicus. Wind field still looks pretty good out ahead of the storm.

Another one of concern is the storm passing through northern Caddo county, approaching Mustang.
 
The storms in OK seem to be struggling to get their act together. They have good reflectivity, but rotation seems to be at a premium. With the exception of the OKC storm, no storms are rotating. They seem to be choking on the low-helicity/poorer shear environment farther west. The clusters of storms going up in SE OK/NE TX/AR are in a more favorable region for becoming organized.
 
Cell K0 now affecting Boone and Broxton,
starting to show formation of a hook echo.
Hail attribute up to 2.25
VIL continue to climb.
 
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