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Mesoscale Discussion 385

March 25, 20055 counties in Alabama; 40 counties in Florida; 42 counties in Georgia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 25, 2005, 7:05 AM CST for 5 counties in Alabama; 40 counties in Florida; 42 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 85 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2005, 7:05 AM CST (13:05 UTC)
Expired
Mar 25, 2005, 8:30 AM CST
In force
85 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 87 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Alachua County, FL, Baker County, FL, Bay County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Citrus County, FL, Clay County, FL, Columbia County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Hamilton County, FL, Hernando County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Lake County, FL, Leon County, FL, Levy County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Madison County, FL, Marion County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Orange County, FL, Putnam County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Sumter County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Union County, FL, Volusia County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Camden County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Clay County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Echols County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, McIntosh County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Ware County, GA, Wayne County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:07 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 68 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2005-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 243 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2005-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 346 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
243 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-188 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
535 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
449 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
9.4

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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
Mar 25, 1:55 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston95 min
Mar 25, 4:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston7 hr
Mar 24, 10:26 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty, Okaloosa, Taylor and 3 more3 hr
Mar 25, 10:07 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy and 2 more113 min
Mar 25, 11:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrevard, Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Flagler, Glades and 19 more6 hr
Mar 25, 2:14 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrevard, Lake, Martin, Orange, Seminole, Sumter2 hr
Mar 25, 7:48 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Screven27 min
Mar 25, 7:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 3 more6 hr
Mar 25, 10:22 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 5 more113 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2005Mesoscale Discussions in Florida, 2005Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2005Every mesoscale discussion in 2005

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.