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Mesoscale Discussion 415

April 11, 201138 counties in Alabama; 35 counties in Mississippi; 26 counties in Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 11, 2011, 3:56 PM CDT for 38 counties in Alabama; 35 counties in Mississippi; 26 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 34 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 11, 2011, 3:56 PM CDT (20:56 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2011, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 99 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clay County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Dallas County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Winston County, AL, Alcorn County, MS, Attala County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clarke County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Covington County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Leake County, MS, Lee County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Monroe 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, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Wayne County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Bedford County, TN, Benton County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Decatur County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Marion County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Moore County, TN, Perry County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Warren County, TN, Wayne County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 147 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2011-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2011-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-684 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
606 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

452 
ACUS11 KWNS 112056
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 112056 
TNZ000-ALZ000-GAZ000-MSZ000-112130-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0415
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0356 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...WRN AND MIDDLE TN...MS...AND AL

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 128...

VALID 112056Z - 112130Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 128 CONTINUES.

A NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SOON TO THE EAST THROUGH
SOUTHEAST OF WW 128.

STRONGER INSTABILITY HAS DEVELOPED FROM SRN MS INTO SWRN-WRN AL WITH
MLCAPE 1000-2000 J/KG.  THIS COMBINED WITH EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR
50-60 KT AND SRH VALUES 100-200 M2/S2 ARE SUPPORTIVE FOR ORGANIZED
STORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS AS
THE PRIMARY THREATS.  18Z EXPERIMENTAL HRRR INDICATED STORMS
DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL/SRN MS BETWEEN 21-22Z WITHIN THIS FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT AS STRONGER FORCING FOR ASCENT SPREADS EWD THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE PROGRESSIVE TROUGH APPROACHING THE MID SOUTH.

FARTHER N...LOCALIZED STRONGER WIND GUSTS REMAIN A POTENTIAL ACROSS
THE VALID PORTION OF WW 128...ATTENDANT TO SEVERAL LINE SEGMENTS
MOVING ENEWD AT 40-45 KT THROUGH WRN TN AND NRN MS.

..PETERS.. 04/11/2011

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...MRX...FFC...OHX...BMX...HUN...MOB...MEG...JAN...

LAT...LON   32059086 33418967 34838873 35998817 36238792 36048543
            34848562 32898591 32098672 31768829 31498884 31609115
            32059086

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 8:58 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale and 7 more62 min
Apr 11, 10:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar and 9 more64 min
Apr 11, 4:05 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBibb, Blount, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas and 16 more6 hr
Apr 11, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCColbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more7 hr
Apr 11, 5:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBibb, Greene, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa97 min
Apr 11, 6:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAutauga, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 12 more33 min
Apr 11, 9:46 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAttala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 37 more29 min
Apr 11, 10:31 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAlcorn, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 23 more6 hr
Apr 11, 12:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlcorn, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 25 more53 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2011Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 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.