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Mesoscale Discussion 1367

July 23, 20165 counties in Iowa; 24 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 23, 2016, 8:58 AM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa; 24 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2016, 8:58 AM CDT (13:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2016, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch
40%
All 38 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Howard County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Carver County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Houston County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mower County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Winona County, MN, Wright County, MN, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 12:00Z on 2016-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2703 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2703 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.4

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 2:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllamakee, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton and 8 more3 hr
Jul 23, 2:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones25 min
Jul 23, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBenton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton, Delaware and 8 more7 hr
Jul 23, 5:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClinton, Jackson, Scott2 hr
Jul 23, 9:25 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman, Wilkin3 hr
Jul 23, 1:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 13 more3 hr
Jul 23, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 10 more3 hr
Jul 23, 1:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDane, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Rock, Walworth and 1 more2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2016Mesoscale Discussions in Wisconsin, 2016Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2016Every mesoscale discussion in 2016

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.