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Mesoscale Discussion 902

May 19, 200622 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in North Carolina; 49 counties in Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 19, 2006, 11:07 PM CDT for 22 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in North Carolina; 49 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 23 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2006, 11:07 PM CDT (04:07 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2006, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 76 counties

Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Logan County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Russell County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Warren County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Graham County, NC, Macon County, NC, Swain County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Clay County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Polk County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Union County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, White County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:09 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 135 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2006-05-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 69 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2006-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 430 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
69 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-239 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1304 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
430 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
877 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
May 19, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Casey, Clinton and 15 more6 hr
May 20, 2:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson and 8 more63 min
May 20, 11:40 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 2 more2 hr
May 20, 12:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBuncombe, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston and 12 more8 hr
May 20, 2:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Hoke, Lincoln and 7 more86 min
May 20, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnson, Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender and 3 more7 hr
May 20, 3:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland and 16 more97 min
May 20, 5:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnson, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cherokee and 36 more90 min
May 20, 6:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 18 more29 min
May 20, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 24 more6 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 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.