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Mesoscale Discussion 133

February 24, 20114 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 24, 2011, 8:11 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 64 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2011, 8:11 PM CST (02:11 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2011, 9:15 PM CST
In force
64 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 64 counties

Colbert County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Marion County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Winston County, AL, Madison Parish, LA, Alcorn County, MS, Attala County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Leake County, MS, Lee County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Warren County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Yazoo County, MS, Giles County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Perry County, TN, Wayne County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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 watches that followed

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

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 148 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2011-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 58 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2011-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 251 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
58 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-104 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1389 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
420 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
Feb 24, 8:30 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 27 more6 hr
Feb 24, 10:38 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more97 min
Feb 25, 1:35 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAutauga, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore and 4 more55 min
Feb 24, 7:22 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Macon, Montgomery, Pickett, Robertson, Stewart83 min
Feb 24, 7:41 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 33 more5 hr
Feb 24, 10:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 19 more5 hr
Feb 25, 12:48 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen and 9 more27 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2011Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.