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Mesoscale Discussion 286

March 13, 20065 counties in Michigan; 6 counties in Ohio

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 13, 2006, 3:19 PM EST for 5 counties in Michigan; 6 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 56 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2006, 3:19 PM EST (20:19 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2006, 4:15 PM EST
In force
56 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Lapeer County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Wayne County, MI, Fulton County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Henry County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Wood County, OH

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 9 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 2006-03-13Temperature 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 2006-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1133 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 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
Mar 12, 11:39 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBranch, Cass, Saint Joseph96 min
Mar 13, 12:23 AM ESTTornado WatchSPCAllegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 7 more7 hr
Mar 13, 3:16 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton and 26 more89 min
Mar 13, 3:51 AM ESTTornado WatchSPCLenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and 1 more7 hr
Mar 13, 8:57 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette and 1 more5 hr
Mar 13, 10:39 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton and 20 more66 min
Mar 13, 10:44 AM ESTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee and 22 more5 hr
Mar 13, 11:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Auglaize, Brown and 64 more10 hr
Mar 13, 3:13 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown and 68 more92 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Michigan, 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.