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Mesoscale Discussion 751

May 3, 200610 counties in Arkansas; 13 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 3, 2006, 10:14 PM CDT for 10 counties in Arkansas; 13 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 91 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 3, 2006, 10:14 PM CDT (03:14 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2006, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
91 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 23 counties

Baxter County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Marion County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR, Butler County, MO, Carter County, MO, Dent County, MO, Howell County, MO, Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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 2006-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1050 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 2006-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
1050 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.8

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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
May 3, 7:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCrittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie and 1 more55 min
May 4, 4:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCrawford, Sebastian, Washington3 hr
May 4, 12:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada and 3 more2 hr
May 4, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBradley, Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead and 9 more6 hr
May 4, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAshley, Chicot, Desha, Drew6 hr
May 4, 5:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLafayette, Union60 min
May 3, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBarry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 19 more4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 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.