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Mesoscale Discussion 922

June 2, 200914 counties in Kansas; 21 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 2, 2009, 2:14 PM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas; 21 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2009, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2009, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 35 counties

Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Miami County, KS, Osage County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Benton County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Henry County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 147 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2009-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 532 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2009-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 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
532 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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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
Jun 1, 9:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJewell, Republic, Smith, Washington63 min
Jun 1, 11:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtchison, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson and 10 more2 hr
Jun 2, 1:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFinney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton and 11 more55 min
Jun 2, 11:58 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAudrain, Bollinger, Boone, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Cole and 27 more92 min
Jun 2, 12:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAudrain, Bollinger, Boone, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Cole and 26 more8 hr
Jun 2, 3:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis88 min
Jun 2, 6:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJefferson, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Ralls, Saint Charles and 5 more83 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2009Mesoscale Discussions in Kansas, 2009Every mesoscale discussion in 2009

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.