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Mesoscale Discussion 89

February 7, 20196 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Feb 7, 2019, 7:11 AM CST for 6 states. It was in force for 64 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2019, 7:11 AM CST (13:11 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2019, 8:15 AM CST
In force
64 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 68 counties

Clay County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Greene County, AR, Independence County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Sharp County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Posey County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Ballard County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 327 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2019-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 206 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2019-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 352 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
206 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
689 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
352 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.6

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 1:55 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Crawford, Franklin, Izard, Johnson, Logan and 9 more65 min
Feb 7, 2:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaxter, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford and 20 more6 hr
Feb 7, 3:36 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHoward, Little River, Montgomery, Pike, Polk, Sevier54 min
Feb 7, 5:23 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Franklin, Fulton and 18 more67 min
Feb 7, 6:26 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Ogle, Rock Island and 3 more4 hr
Feb 7, 9:26 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson and 7 more94 min
Feb 6, 7:51 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Henry and 8 more6 hr
Feb 6, 9:06 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Greene, Jasper and 6 more114 min
Feb 6, 9:33 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Boone, Carroll, Chariton and 26 more6 hr
Feb 6, 11:33 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, Christian, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Lawrence and 5 more87 min
Feb 7, 12:50 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarter, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Reynolds, Shannon and 1 more55 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2019Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2019Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2019Every mesoscale discussion in 2019

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.