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Mesoscale Discussion 486

April 13, 202226 counties in Indiana; 5 counties in Kentucky

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 13, 2022, 6:51 PM EDT for 26 counties in Indiana; 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2022, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2022, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
114 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch
40%
All 31 counties

Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Dearborn County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Greene County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Orange County, IN, Owen County, IN, Pike County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Scott County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Washington County, IN, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Owen County, KY, Trimble County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 221 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2022-04-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 54 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2022-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 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
54 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-284 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
952 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 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
Apr 13, 1:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer and 2 more118 min
Apr 13, 2:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter, Warren87 min
Apr 13, 6:01 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCClark, Floyd, Harrison4 hr
Apr 13, 4:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCaldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves and 9 more53 min
Apr 13, 4:35 PM EDTTornado WatchSPCBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 13 more3 hr
Apr 13, 5:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle and 22 more117 min

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.