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Mesoscale Discussion 424

April 3, 200749 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Kentucky; 41 counties in Ohio

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 3, 2007, 2:10 PM EDT for 49 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Kentucky; 41 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 65 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2007, 2:10 PM EDT (18:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2007, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 94 counties

Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Bartholomew County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Dearborn County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Grant County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jay County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Miami County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Rush County, IN, Scott County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Union County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Wells County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Boone County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Allen County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Darke County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Henry County, OH, Highland County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Marion County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Preble County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Ross County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Warren County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 311 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2007-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 32 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2007-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 210 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
32 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-399 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
221 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
Apr 3, 10:08 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Fountain, Newton, Vermillion, Warren67 min
Apr 3, 10:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBoone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Fountain and 16 more6 hr
Apr 3, 12:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick26 min
Apr 3, 12:51 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCGibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick8 hr
Apr 3, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown and 53 more7 hr
Apr 3, 3:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick65 min
Apr 3, 4:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBartholomew, Blackford, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Dearborn and 33 more67 min
Apr 3, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAllen, Barren, Bullitt, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland and 12 more6 hr
Apr 3, 6:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdair, Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd and 60 more5 hr
Apr 3, 6:23 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Cumberland, Edmonson and 11 more2 hr
Apr 3, 7:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian and 16 more60 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Indiana, 2007Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 2007Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 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.