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Mesoscale Discussion 147

February 16, 200651 counties in Michigan; 34 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 16, 2006, 11:06 AM EST for 51 counties in Michigan; 34 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2006, 11:06 AM EST (16:06 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2006, 5:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 85 counties

Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Bay County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Chippewa County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Delta County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Huron County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Mackinac County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Menominee County, MI, Midland County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI, Wexford County, MI, Adams County, WI, Brown County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Clark County, WI, Columbia County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Door County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Langlade County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Marinette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Menominee County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Oconto County, WI, Outagamie County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Portage County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI, Waupaca County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Winnebago County, WI, Wood County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 322 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2006-02-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2006-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 389 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
504 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
389 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
455 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
Feb 15, 11:40 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie and 35 more5 hr
Feb 16, 4:26 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBerrien, Cass, Saint Joseph94 min
Feb 16, 4:55 PM ESTTornado WatchSPCAllegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 7 more6 hr
Feb 16, 6:59 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBranch, Calhoun, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham and 12 more61 min
Feb 15, 7:45 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iowa and 4 more6 hr
Feb 16, 6:16 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Clark, Columbia and 36 more5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Michigan, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2006Every mesoscale discussion in 2006

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.