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Mesoscale Discussion 89

January 30, 2013Concordia Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana; 47 counties in Mississippi; 22 counties in Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 30, 2013, 3:03 AM CST for Concordia Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana; 47 counties in Mississippi; 22 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 57 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2013, 3:03 AM CST (09:03 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2013, 4:00 AM CST
In force
57 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 71 counties

Concordia Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Alcorn County, MS, Attala County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Lee County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery 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, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Warren County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Yazoo County, MS, Benton County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Chester County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Maury County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Perry County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Wayne County, TN, Williamson County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 159 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2013-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 63 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2013-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 213 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
63 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1274 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
375 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
Jan 29, 7:31 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMadison, Tensas119 min
Jan 29, 8:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne and 17 more94 min
Jan 29, 9:49 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCaldwell, Catahoula, East Carroll, Franklin, LaSalle, Madison and 5 more116 min
Jan 30, 4:27 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAscension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville and 17 more93 min
Jan 29, 10:07 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAdams, Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll and 37 more6 hr
Jan 30, 3:45 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAttala, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Copiah, Covington and 23 more4 hr
Jan 30, 5:01 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone29 min
Jan 30, 5:15 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCGeorge, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne7 hr
Jan 30, 7:43 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClarke, Forrest, George, Greene, Perry, Stone and 1 more62 min
Jan 30, 1:31 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Fentress and 20 more29 min
Jan 30, 1:46 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb and 19 more8 hr
Jan 30, 4:51 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAnderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more7 hr
Jan 30, 6:38 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more97 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2013Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2013Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 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.