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August 13, 201112 counties in Indiana; 34 counties in Ohio

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 13, 2011, 9:18 PM EDT for 12 counties in Indiana; 34 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 87 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2011, 9:18 PM EDT (01:18 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2011, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
87 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 46 counties

Delaware County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Henry County, IN, Jay County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Allen County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Huron County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Marion County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Preble County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Warren County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 00:00Z on 2011-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1063 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 00:00Z on 2011-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
1063 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1455 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.5

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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, 9:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCFayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 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.