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Mesoscale Discussion 965
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 24, 2006, 5:45 PM CDT for 42 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2006, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2006, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 42 counties
Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Madison County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 10:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atchison | 114 min |
| May 24, 1:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 15 more | 94 min |
| May 24, 11:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Boone, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton and 24 more | 2 hr |
| May 24, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Knox and 11 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 1:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Carter, Cedar and 39 more | 2 hr |
| May 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Franklin and 15 more | 97 min |
| May 24, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clark, Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Scotland and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Benton, Bollinger, Butler, Camden and 46 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 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.