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Mesoscale Discussion 1213

June 17, 202239 counties in Georgia; 34 counties in North Carolina; 27 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 17, 2022, 6:01 PM EDT for 39 counties in Georgia; 34 counties in North Carolina; 27 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 89 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2022, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2022, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
89 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe thunderstorm watch 385...386
All 100 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Burke County, GA, Butts County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Columbia County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Elbert County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Hart County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, Madison County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA, Anson County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Martin County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Union County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Aiken County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chester County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Florence County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 192 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2022-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1514 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2022-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1514 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1217 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 12:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer and 5 more84 min
Jun 17, 2:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBanks, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, White57 min
Jun 17, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBanks, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin and 18 more4 hr
Jun 17, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaldwin, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Chatham and 21 more5 hr
Jun 17, 12:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlleghany, Ashe97 min
Jun 17, 1:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlleghany, Ashe, Watauga4 hr
Jun 17, 3:07 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Alleghany, Bertie, Caswell, Chowan, Durham and 19 more83 min
Jun 17, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlamance, Anson, Bertie, Camden, Caswell, Chatham and 40 more4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2022Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2022Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2022Every mesoscale discussion in 2022

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.