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Mesoscale Discussion 663

April 22, 200512 counties in Indiana; 53 counties in Kentucky; 17 counties in Ohio

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 22, 2005, 8:05 PM EDT for 12 counties in Indiana; 53 counties in Kentucky; 17 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 85 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2005, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2005, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
85 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 82 counties

Dearborn County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Henry County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Rush County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Adair County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Bath County, KY, Boone County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clay County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grant County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mason County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Owen County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Perry County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Highland County, OH, Madison County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Preble County, OH, Ross County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2005-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 817 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2005-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
817 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.4

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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
Apr 22, 10:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBoyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd and 17 more95 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2005Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 2005Mesoscale Discussions in Indiana, 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.