June 4, 2003: MCS w/ Biological Scatterers around KOUN Author: Pam Heinselman, CIMMS/OU Last Updated: 12 June 2003

Forecast/Weather:

On 4 June 2003, polarimetric signatures indicated biological scatterers around KOUN between 03:57-10:16 UTC. Initially, storm development w/in the KOUN operations area was limited to a few convective cells southwest and west of KOUN (8:51-9:17 UTC). Later, an MCS forms over western Oklahoma and moves eastward across the state between 10:55-20:52 UTC.

Radar Operations:

Start time: 03:57 6/04/03 UTC (22:57 6/03/03 local time)
Stop time: 23:42 6/04/03 UTC (18:42 6/04/03 local time)

Radar/Operational Status:

Hydrometeor Classification Algorithm: Warm season

Operational Delivery:

TBD.

Snapshots:

Figure 1: Reflectivity at 8:51 UTC 4 June 2003.	Figure 2: Differential reflectivity at 8:51 UTC 4 June 2003.
Figure 3: Reflectivity at 13:32 UTC 4 June 2003.	Figure 4: Differential reflectivity at 13:32 UTC 4 June 2003.
Figure 5: Reflectivity at 18:15 UTC 4 June 2003.	Figure 6: Differential reflectivity at 18:15 UTC 4 June 2003.