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Mesoscale Discussion 272

April 10, 201539 counties in Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 10, 2015, 1:54 AM CDT for 39 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 96 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2015, 1:54 AM CDT (06:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2015, 3:30 AM CDT
In force
96 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch
20%
All 39 counties

Bedford County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Clay County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marion County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Moore County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, Wayne County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:53 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 48 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2015-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 706 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2015-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 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
706 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1236 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
5.3

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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 9, 10:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette and 11 more119 min
Apr 10, 12:53 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGiles, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis, McNairy, Wayne2 hr
Apr 10, 3:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Cannon, Claiborne, Clay and 15 more5 hr
Apr 10, 5:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Greene and 10 more59 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.