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Mesoscale Discussion 765

May 27, 202118 counties in Illinois; 20 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 27, 2021, 12:57 PM CDT for 18 counties in Illinois; 20 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 93 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2021, 12:57 PM CDT (17:57 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
93 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe thunderstorm watch 214
All 38 counties

Bond County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macon County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Menard County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Washington County, IL, Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Washington County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 271 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

028 
ACUS11 KWNS 271758
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 271757 
ILZ000-MOZ000-271930-

Mesoscale Discussion 0765
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1257 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

Areas affected...central Illinois into southern and eastern Missouri

Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 214...

Valid 271757Z - 271930Z

The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 214
continues.

SUMMARY...Severe risk -- primarily in the form of damaging wind
gusts -- is ongoing across portions of WW 214.

DISCUSSION...Latest radar loop indicates a broken band of storms
that has evolved from central Illinois southwestward to southwestern
Missouri.  While any stronger storms within this area may produce
locally gusty winds and/or hail, two particular areas where damaging
wind potential may be enhanced in the short term are across portions
of central Illinois, and just east of the I-44 corridor east of SGF.

In Illinois, a bowing band of storms is moving eastward at around 40
kt, and will affect areas between St. Louis and Decatur, where wind
gusts in excess of 60 MPH may occur.

In southwestern Missouri, a small bowing segment within the larger
convective band along the I-44 corridor is moving across portions of
Laclede and Webster counties, toward Wright County.  Wind gusts in
excess of 60 MPH may occur as the cluster surges east-southeastward.

..Goss.. 05/27/2021

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...PAH...ILX...LSX...SGF...

LAT...LON   40198971 39878828 38618858 37649134 36519417 37279396
            37869293 39069041 40198971

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 11:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Calhoun, Christian, Clinton, Coles, Effingham and 18 more86 min
May 27, 11:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBond, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark and 42 more8 hr
May 27, 2:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette and 16 more85 min
May 27, 3:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson and 14 more67 min
May 27, 5:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlexander, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac and 6 more114 min
May 27, 12:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarton, Buchanan, Platte84 min
May 27, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and 1 more7 hr
May 27, 5:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCass, Jackson92 min
May 27, 1:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb and 2 more54 min
May 27, 2:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCButler, Dunklin, Oregon, Ripley84 min
May 27, 6:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Audrain, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 27 more87 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.