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Mesoscale Discussion 131

February 24, 201138 counties in Kentucky; 6 counties in Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 24, 2011, 7:22 PM CST for 38 counties in Kentucky; 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 83 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2011, 7:22 PM CST (01:22 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2011, 8:45 PM CST
In force
83 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 44 counties

Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Butler County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Casey County, KY, Christian County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hart County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marion County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Russell County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Warren County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Clay County, TN, Macon County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Stewart County, TN

The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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 00:00Z on 2011-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 17 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 538 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
793 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
538 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
629 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 7:41 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Casey and 17 more5 hr
Feb 24, 10:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBell, Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knott and 12 more5 hr
Feb 25, 12:48 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBell, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence and 6 more27 min
Feb 24, 8:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGiles, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, McNairy and 4 more64 min
Feb 24, 8:30 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCFranklin, Lincoln, Moore6 hr
Feb 24, 10:38 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGiles, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, McNairy and 4 more97 min
Feb 25, 1:35 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlount, Monroe, Polk55 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2011Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 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.