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Mesoscale Discussion 267

March 12, 200623 counties in Illinois; 6 counties in Kansas; 71 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 12, 2006, 6:28 PM CST for 23 counties in Illinois; 6 counties in Kansas; 71 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 92 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2006, 6:28 PM CST (00:28 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 2006, 8:00 PM CST
In force
92 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 100 counties

Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Cass County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Mason County, IL, Menard County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Pike County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Washington County, IL, Bourbon County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Audrain County, MO, Barton County, MO, Bates County, MO, Benton County, MO, Boone County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Camden County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Chariton County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cole County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Daviess County, MO, Dent County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Henry County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Maries County, MO, Marion County, MO, Miller County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pike County, MO, Platte County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Saline County, MO, Shelby County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO, Webster County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 236 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2006-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1549 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2006-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 200 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1549 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1450 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
13.0

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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
Mar 12, 7:15 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBoone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy and 24 more90 min
Mar 12, 7:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCarroll, Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside7 hr
Mar 12, 8:00 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 47 more90 min
Mar 12, 8:42 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAdams, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun and 58 more7 hr
Mar 12, 11:30 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 41 more2 hr
Mar 12, 11:52 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarroll83 min
Mar 13, 12:35 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 11 more85 min
Mar 13, 1:06 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAlexander, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton and 19 more6 hr
Mar 13, 3:19 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChampaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 9 more86 min
Mar 13, 3:52 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBond, Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 19 more7 hr
Mar 13, 6:08 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson and 7 more97 min
Mar 12, 9:13 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, Howell, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Stone and 1 more62 min
Mar 13, 2:44 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDunklin91 min
Mar 13, 3:13 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCDunklin, Pemiscot7 hr
Mar 13, 9:02 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDunklin, Pemiscot58 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 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.