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Mesoscale Discussion 653

April 22, 200518 counties in Alabama; 4 counties in Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 22, 2005, 12:41 PM CDT for 18 counties in Alabama; 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 64 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2005, 12:41 PM CDT (17:41 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2005, 1:45 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 22 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Perry County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Newton County, MS

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 77 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2005-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 503 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2005-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
503 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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
Apr 21, 9:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBibb, Blount, Chilton, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette and 15 more97 min
Apr 22, 5:36 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Cullman, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 5 more84 min
Apr 22, 9:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBibb, Chilton, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson and 4 more90 min
Apr 22, 9:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAutauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 24 more5 hr
Apr 22, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 38 more6 hr
Apr 22, 2:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more86 min
Apr 22, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCColbert, DeKalb, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more5 hr
Apr 22, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCalhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson5 hr
Apr 22, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBarbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and 1 more6 hr
Apr 22, 6:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Madison95 min
Apr 22, 11:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds and 8 more114 min
Apr 22, 11:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Franklin and 13 more8 hr
Apr 22, 2:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Franklin and 13 more95 min
Apr 22, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Jefferson Davis and 10 more7 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2005Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 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.