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Mesoscale Discussion 585

April 28, 20174 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 28, 2017, 11:55 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2017, 11:55 PM CDT (04:55 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2017, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
95 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 69 counties

Baxter County, AR, Benton County, AR, Boone County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Clay County, AR, Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Izard County, AR, Johnson County, AR, Madison County, AR, Marion County, AR, Newton County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR, Washington County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Union County, KY, Barry County, MO, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Howell County, MO, Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Perry County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 200 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 65 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-331 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
506 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 8 more9 hr
Apr 28, 10:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJohnson, Logan, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren56 min
Apr 29, 3:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Washington96 min
Apr 29, 1:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Conway, Crawford, Franklin, Garland, Hot Spring and 15 more2 hr
Apr 29, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Fulton and 9 more4 hr
Apr 29, 6:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Craighead and 20 more54 min
Apr 29, 12:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMonroe, Randolph, Saint Clair85 min
Apr 29, 3:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham and 20 more2 hr
Apr 29, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlexander, Bond, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 38 more6 hr
Apr 29, 6:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 25 more60 min
Apr 28, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBoone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more6 hr
Apr 28, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBreckinridge, Bullitt, Daviess, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson and 8 more5 hr
Apr 28, 10:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBoone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter and 19 more116 min
Apr 29, 12:50 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBoone, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll and 24 more85 min
Apr 29, 6:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Bullitt, Campbell and 28 more3 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2017Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2017Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2017Every mesoscale discussion in 2017

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.