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Mesoscale Discussion 1285

June 18, 201126 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 18, 2011, 9:03 PM EDT for 26 counties in Georgia; 16 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 87 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2011, 9:03 PM EDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2011, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
87 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 42 counties

Appling County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Bryan County, GA, Bulloch County, GA, Burke County, GA, Candler County, GA, Chatham County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Liberty County, GA, Long County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Wayne County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Jasper County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 126 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2011-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1855 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2011-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 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
1855 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1399 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 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
Jun 19, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCatoosa, Dade, Elbert, Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer and 11 more5 hr
Jun 19, 4:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCatoosa, Dade, Elbert, Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer and 11 more62 min
Jun 19, 6:58 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFranklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens62 min
Jun 19, 1:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCalhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington and 21 more61 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2011Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2011Every mesoscale discussion in 2011

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.