MAY 9 (First west Texas bust)
Synopsis:
Upslope flow in the Texas Panhandle. Low-level stratification, and
weak CAPE, seemed to preclude development.
Intercept:
No storms. The armada did a study of the stratification and flow
near Palo Duro Canyon.
Details
No Aircraft Operations today
Data Collection Highlights:
Fixed CLASS (ADM and LBB) at 18, 21, and 00 UTC.
Mobile mesonet
transects across Palo Duro Canyon.
M-CLASS soundings at both sides and
the bottom of the canyon.
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