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August 13, 20114 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 13, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 90 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
90 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 106 counties

Clark County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bath County, KY, Boone County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Carter County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clay County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grant County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Knox County, KY, Larue County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mason County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Meade County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Owen County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Perry County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Clay County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Macon County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1366 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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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
Aug 13, 12:45 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton and 19 more60 min
Aug 13, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Carroll, Cass and 30 more9 hr
Aug 13, 4:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 31 more91 min
Aug 13, 5:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur and 26 more37 min
Aug 13, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur and 26 more7 hr
Aug 13, 7:10 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll and 35 more95 min
Aug 13, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCErie, Hancock, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and 2 more4 hr

Nearby

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