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Mesoscale Discussion 1295

June 10, 200320 counties in Illinois; 8 counties in Kentucky; 56 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 10, 2003, 10:24 AM CDT for 20 counties in Illinois; 8 counties in Kentucky; 56 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2003, 10:24 AM CDT (15:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2003, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 84 counties

Alexander County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Washington County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Graves County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Bates County, MO, Benton County, MO, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Henry County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Madison County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Osage County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Perry County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 196 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2003-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 521 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2003-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 424 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
521 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-277 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1230 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
424 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
496 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
13.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 16 more6 hr
Jun 10, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 23 more5 hr
Jun 10, 5:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington113 min
Jun 10, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham and 22 more4 hr
Jun 10, 12:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 29 more113 min
Jun 9, 9:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGentry, Harrison, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Schuyler and 3 more53 min
Jun 9, 11:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway119 min
Jun 10, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 7 more5 hr
Jun 10, 2:44 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay and 18 more2 hr
Jun 10, 7:07 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, Barton, Bates, Bollinger, Butler, Camden and 36 more113 min
Jun 10, 12:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAudrain, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone, Callaway and 33 more117 min
Jun 10, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBates, Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Cedar and 17 more6 hr
Jun 10, 5:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBates, Cass, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Jackson and 4 more95 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2003Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2003Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2003Every mesoscale discussion in 2003

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.