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Mesoscale Discussion 2176

September 6, 200442 counties in Florida; 63 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Sep 6, 2004, 12:28 PM EDT for 42 counties in Florida; 63 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 92 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 6, 2004, 12:28 PM EDT (16:28 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2004, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
92 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 113 counties

Alachua County, FL, Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Brevard County, FL, Charlotte County, FL, Citrus County, FL, Clay County, FL, Columbia County, FL, DeSoto County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Hamilton County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Hernando County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Lake County, FL, Leon County, FL, Levy County, FL, Madison County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Marion County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Polk County, FL, Putnam County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Sumter County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Union County, FL, Volusia County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Burke County, GA, Camden County, GA, Candler County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Echols County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Evans County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Grady County, GA, Houston County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lee County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, McIntosh County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Turner County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Ware County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wayne County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA, Worth County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

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

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 73 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2004-09-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 830 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2004-09-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 235 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 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
830 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
4.8

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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
Sep 5, 8:35 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCAlachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 21 more9 hr
Sep 6, 12:12 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 21 more2 hr
Sep 6, 4:06 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 21 more84 min
Sep 6, 4:50 AM EDTTornado WatchSPCAlachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 11 more9 hr
Sep 6, 7:48 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lake and 8 more87 min
Sep 6, 7:55 AM EDTTornado WatchSPCBrevard, Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and 21 more6 hr
Sep 6, 1:20 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCAlachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Citrus, Clay and 38 more7 hr
Sep 6, 3:55 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 10 more2 hr
Sep 6, 7:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaker, Columbia, Duval, Nassau, Union2 hr
Sep 6, 7:45 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCBradford, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and 1 more9 hr
Sep 6, 1:21 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCRichmond84 min
Sep 6, 1:00 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCAppling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley and 49 more7 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in Florida, 2004Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.