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Mesoscale Discussion 1895

December 17, 20164 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Dec 17, 2016, 11:48 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 87 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 17, 2016, 11:48 PM CST (05:48 UTC)
Expired
Dec 18, 2016, 1:15 AM CST
In force
87 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 67 counties

Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Marion County, AL, Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Attala County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clay County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Lee County, MS, Madison County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Warren County, MS, Webster County, MS, Yazoo County, MS, Bedford County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Coffee County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Giles County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Macon County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Moore County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Smith County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Warren County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:48 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2016-12-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 139 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 2016-12-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 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
139 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-105 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1187 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
343 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 8:28 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Marion62 min
Dec 17, 8:58 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone6 hr
Dec 18, 1:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBlount, Cullman, DeKalb, Fayette, Jackson, Lamar and 7 more4 hr
Dec 18, 2:30 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColbert, Lauderdale4 hr
Dec 18, 3:24 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall and 1 more66 min
Dec 17, 6:44 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell and 19 more3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2016Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2016Mesoscale Discussions in Louisiana, 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.