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Mesoscale Discussion 666

April 26, 200624 parishes in Louisiana; 35 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 26, 2006, 3:19 AM CDT for 24 parishes in Louisiana; 35 counties in Texas. It was in force for 86 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2006, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2006, 4:45 AM CDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 59 counties

Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Ascension Parish, LA, Assumption Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Lafourche Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Terrebonne Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, Angelina County, TX, Austin County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX, Polk County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Tyler County, TX, Victoria County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 142 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2006-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2353 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2006-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
2353 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 25, 8:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, De Soto, Grant and 11 more90 min
Apr 25, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAcadia, Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Calcasieu, Caldwell and 19 more6 hr
Apr 25, 11:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAcadia, Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and 21 more63 min
Apr 26, 1:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAvoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Franklin and 9 more2 hr
Apr 25, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more5 hr
Apr 25, 7:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bee, Brazoria, Calhoun and 36 more89 min
Apr 25, 9:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more97 min
Apr 25, 11:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson and 16 more93 min
Apr 26, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Bastrop, Brazoria, Caldwell, Chambers, Colorado and 19 more6 hr
Apr 26, 6:05 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGrimes, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and 1 more55 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 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.