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Mesoscale Discussion 2159

November 26, 201933 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Nov 26, 2019, 6:03 PM CST for 33 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 57 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2019, 6:03 PM CST (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Nov 26, 2019, 7:00 PM CST
In force
57 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Chance of a watch
80%
All 33 counties

Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Camden County, MO, Christian County, MO, Cole County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Osage County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Texas County, MO, Warren County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 2019-11-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 28 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 2019-11-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1040 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 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
Nov 26, 6:20 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAudrain, Barry, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden and 49 more6 hr
Nov 26, 7:31 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCButler, Carter, Howell, Oregon, Ripley119 min
Nov 26, 9:32 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAudrain, Barry, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden and 39 more118 min
Nov 26, 10:22 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCPerry4 hr

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.