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Mesoscale Discussion 1226

June 19, 201228 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in South Dakota

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 19, 2012, 9:12 PM CDT for 28 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 93 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2012, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2012, 10:45 PM CDT
In force
93 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 37 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Big Stone County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pine County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Brookings County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Moody County, SD

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 00:00Z on 2012-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3249 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 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
3249 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1302 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.4
Supercell composite
29.2

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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
Jun 19, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more7 hr
Jun 19, 9:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Hubbard and 7 more88 min
Jun 19, 11:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBig Stone, Traverse5 hr
Jun 19, 11:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa and 22 more83 min
Jun 20, 4:00 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLac qui Parle60 min
Jun 20, 5:27 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison2 hr
Jun 20, 9:40 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 3 more95 min
Jun 20, 2:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 11 more95 min
Jun 19, 8:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBennett, Fall River, Jackson, Mellette, Oglala Lakota, Todd and 1 more85 min
Jun 19, 11:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBennett91 min
Jun 20, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBennett, Mellette, Todd, Tripp3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2012Mesoscale Discussions in South Dakota, 2012Every mesoscale discussion in 2012

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.