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Mesoscale Discussion 710
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 10, 2022, 4:57 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2022, 4:57 PM EDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2022, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch unlikely
- Chance of a watch
- 5%
Counties Baraga County, MI, Houghton County, MI, Iron County, MI, Marquette County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 495 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -361 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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ACUS11 KWNS 102058
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 102057
MIZ000-102200-
Mesoscale Discussion 0710
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0357 PM CDT Tue May 10 2022
Areas affected...Parts of Upper Michigan
Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely
Valid 102057Z - 102200Z
Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent
SUMMARY...A couple instances of large hail will be possible across
parts of Upper Michigan this afternoon. Watch issuance is not
expected.
DISCUSSION...Latest radar data from MQT shows a few elevated
supercell structures spreading east-northeastward across portions of
Upper Michigan this afternoon. 40-50 kt southwesterly midlevel flow
(per regional VWP data) is contributing to favorable deep-layer
shear for the maintenance of these supercell structures, and modest
diurnal heating amid lower 60s surface dewpoints could support
pockets of surface-based inflow. While isolated large hail is the
primary concern, any storms that can root in the boundary layer
could pose a locally damaging wind gust risk. Watch issuance is not
expected.
..Weinman/Mosier.. 05/10/2022
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...MQT...
LAT...LON 46568707 46328736 46158799 46148842 46168907 46388936
46698934 46968888 47038851 47068808 46958761 46568707Nearby
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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.