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Mesoscale Discussion 1300

June 28, 20125 counties in Indiana

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 28, 2012, 10:42 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 63 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2012, 10:42 PM EDT (02:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2012, 11:45 PM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Fulton County, IN, LaPorte County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2012-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2970 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2012-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
2970 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-224 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2175 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 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
Jun 28, 8:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCass, Fulton, Jasper, LaPorte, Porter, Pulaski and 2 more2 hr
Jun 28, 9:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFulton, Jasper, Lake, Marshall, Porter, Pulaski and 1 more64 min
Jun 29, 10:22 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 38 more2 hr
Jun 29, 11:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll and 48 more6 hr
Jun 29, 2:01 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Carroll and 48 more119 min
Jun 29, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland and 2 more5 hr
Jun 29, 3:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Jay and 4 more53 min
Jun 29, 4:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock and 11 more83 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.