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Mesoscale Discussion 960
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 17, 2016, 9:56 AM CDT for 10 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 34 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2016, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2016, 10:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Beltrami County, MN, Cass County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pope County, MN, Todd County, MN, Wadena County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 231 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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ACUS11 KWNS 171457
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 171456
MNZ000-171530-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0960
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0956 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016
AREAS AFFECTED...NRN INTO CNTRL MN
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 264...
VALID 171456Z - 171530Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 264
CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...A MARGINAL STRONG TO LOW-END SEVERE GUST THREAT WILL
CONTINUE. AN ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.
DISCUSSION...RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS A SQUALL LINE OVER NRN MN AND
EXTENDING SWD INTO WEST N-CNTRL MN. THE LINE IS MOVING EWD BETWEEN
25-30 KT AND IT IS MOVING INTO A LESS-UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT PER
OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS. NONETHELESS...THE ORGANIZED COLD
POOL/ASSOCIATED MCV MAY CONTINUE TO ENABLE ENOUGH ORGANIZATION TO
OVERCOME THE LIMITING POTENTIAL OF A LOW-LEVEL CAPPING INVERSION FOR
STRONG TO PERHAPS LOCALLY SEVERE GUSTS TO REACH THE SURFACE.
HOWEVER GOING FORWARD IN TIME...A LESSENING IN GUST POTENTIAL HAS
AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. RECENTLY MEASURED GUST AT KFSE ONLY
SAMPLED A 33-KT GUST...LIKELY INDICATIVE OF THE LOWERING SEVERE
POTENTIAL.
..SMITH.. 06/17/2016
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...FGF...
LAT...LON 46079606 48759498 48559374 45959439 45459478 45569597
46079606SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 5:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kittson, Marshall | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 7:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:32 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 2:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more | 89 min |
| Jun 17, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blue Earth, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more | 92 min |
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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.