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Mesoscale Discussion 1066

June 2, 20044 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 2, 2004, 8:10 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 65 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2004, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2004, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 55 counties

Lauderdale County, AL, Crittenden County, AR, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Bedford County, TN, Benton County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Chester County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Decatur County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Madison County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Moore County, TN, Perry County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Smith County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, Wayne County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2004-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2214 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2004-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2214 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1255 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.3
Supercell composite
-3.2

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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 3, 1:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion2 hr
Jun 2, 7:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAshley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Lafayette, Miller and 3 more92 min
Jun 2, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Columbia, Desha and 2 more6 hr
Jun 2, 10:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Claiborne, Issaquena, Jefferson, Warren, Wilkinson54 min
Jun 2, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Amite, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike and 2 more6 hr
Jun 3, 1:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds and 7 more92 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2004Every mesoscale discussion in 2004

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.