980604 - A very strong cold front was nearly stationary across portions of
Oklahoma and Texas.  Cool, dry air north of the front was very stable,
while hot, humid air south of the front was very unstable.  The target area
was north Texas where convection was expected to become supercellular.
VORTEX targeted these storms but none of the convection was able to
maintain supercellular characteristics for more than a brief period.  Large
dewpoint depressions and a relatively high LCL and LFC lead to storms with
strong outflows.  Within a few hours of initiation, convection had
organized into a linear system and continued to grow upscale into a
mesoscale convective system.  The VORTEX mobile mesonets got a well
deserved washing from the heavy rain encountered.