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Mesoscale Discussion 428

April 10, 201311 counties in Illinois; 33 counties in Indiana; 29 counties in Ohio

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 10, 2013, 2:59 PM CDT for 11 counties in Illinois; 33 counties in Indiana; 29 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 61 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2013, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 73 counties

Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Adams County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Boone County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Grant County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jay County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Union County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Wells County, IN, Allen County, OH, Ashland County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Madison County, OH, Marion County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Preble County, OH, Richland County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 2013-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 407 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 2013-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 199 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
407 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 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.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 12:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford and 11 more84 min
Apr 10, 12:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCChampaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 10 more7 hr
Apr 10, 1:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Saint Clair and 2 more117 min
Apr 10, 1:46 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAlexander, Bond, Clinton, Edwards, Fayette, Franklin and 17 more7 hr
Apr 10, 3:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Clay, Clinton, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and 10 more119 min
Apr 10, 6:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 39 more96 min
Apr 10, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian and 33 more7 hr
Apr 10, 12:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBelmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 5 more117 min
Apr 10, 4:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning and 2 more61 min
Apr 10, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBelmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 3 more5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Indiana, 2013Mesoscale Discussions in Ohio, 2013Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2013Every mesoscale discussion in 2013

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.