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Mesoscale Discussion 430
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 24, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT for Chambers County, Lee County, Alabama; 38 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe thunderstorm watch 110
All 40 counties
Chambers County, AL, Lee County, AL, Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
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ACUS11 KWNS 250103
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 250102
GAZ000-ALZ000-250200-
Mesoscale Discussion 0430
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0802 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
Areas affected...West-central Georgia
Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 110...
Valid 250102Z - 250200Z
The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 110
continues.
SUMMARY...Sporadic wind damage will remain possible with a line of
thunderstorms moving across central Georgia. A gradual weakening
trend is expected as this line moves eastward after 10 PM EDT.
DISCUSSION...The line of clustered supercells has consolidated into
a squall line as it moves across western GA. Although the hail
threat has greatly diminished with these storms, sporadic wind
damage reports have been noted into the Atlanta metro, including a
76 mph report from ATL. Wind damage will remain possible with this
line in the near term thanks to strong 50 knot flow within the
lowest 2 km (per KFFC VWP obs). However, the 00 UTC FFC sounding
shows limited instability, and the onset of diurnal cooling along
with residual cold pool air across central GA are further limiting
factors for this line as it continues east. Recent IR imagery shows
warming cloud tops, suggesting that gradual weakening is already
underway. This trend will likely continue through 10 PM EDT, and
Watch 110 will likely be allowed to expire.
..Moore.. 04/25/2021
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...FFC...BMX...
LAT...LON 32968575 33598520 33988451 33928367 33668306 33378268
33088257 32778276 32548324 32458395 32478463 32558526
32758562 32968575SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 10:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brantley, Brooks, Clinch, Echols, Glynn, Lanier and 3 more | 93 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.