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Mesoscale Discussion 2001

October 26, 201021 counties in Michigan

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Oct 26, 2010, 10:46 AM EDT for 21 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 59 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2010, 10:46 AM EDT (14:46 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2010, 11:45 AM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 21 counties

Bay County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Huron County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Midland County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:48 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 57 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2010-10-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 110 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2010-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 301 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
110 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
537 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
301 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
348 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
Oct 26, 4:28 AM EDTTornado WatchSPCAllegan, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Clare and 20 more8 hr
Oct 26, 6:30 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDelta, Menominee60 min
Oct 26, 7:00 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass and 21 more2 hr
Oct 26, 8:55 AM EDTTornado WatchSPCBranch, Hillsdale7 hr
Oct 26, 11:04 AM EDTTornado WatchSPCAlcona, Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie and 48 more4 hr

Nearby

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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.