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Mesoscale Discussion 1463

July 1, 201120 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 1, 2011, 5:03 PM CDT for 20 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 57 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2011, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 26 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Pine County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Renville County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Burnett County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI, Washburn County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 39 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3970 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 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
3970 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-245 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1089 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.7

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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
Jul 1, 12:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 13 more61 min
Jul 1, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown and 51 more9 hr
Jul 1, 6:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton and 34 more114 min

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.