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Mesoscale Discussion 245

March 1, 200742 counties in Kentucky; 24 counties in Tennessee; Lee County, Virginia

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 1, 2007, 3:43 PM CST for 42 counties in Kentucky; 24 counties in Tennessee; Lee County, Virginia. It was in force for 92 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2007, 3:43 PM CST (21:43 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2007, 5:15 PM CST
In force
92 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 67 counties

Adair County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bell County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clay County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Green County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Hart County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Knox County, KY, Larue County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Russell County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Anderson County, TN, Blount County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Clay County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Union County, TN, Lee County, VA

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 12:00Z on 2007-03-01Temperature 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2007-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 385 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
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
385 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
550 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 1, 12:12 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more2 hr
Mar 1, 1:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more7 hr
Mar 1, 4:18 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more117 min
Mar 1, 8:40 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBallard, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle and 26 more9 hr
Mar 1, 12:48 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCaldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins and 5 more117 min
Mar 1, 6:54 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBedford, Carroll, Chester, Coffee, Crockett, Decatur and 22 more66 min
Mar 1, 7:28 AM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPCBedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 48 more12 hr
Mar 1, 5:22 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBradley, Franklin, Hamilton, Marion, Polk83 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2007Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2007Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2007Every mesoscale discussion in 2007

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.