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Mesoscale Discussion 232

March 14, 20245 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Mar 14, 2024, 12:58 PM CDT for 5 states. It was in force for 92 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2024, 12:58 PM CDT (17:58 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
92 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch likely
Chance of a watch
95%
All 119 counties

Baxter County, AR, Benton County, AR, Boone County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Crawford County, AR, Franklin County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Madison County, AR, Marion County, AR, Newton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Cass County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pike County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Scott County, IL, Union County, IL, Washington County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Audrain County, MO, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Bates County, MO, Benton County, MO, Bollinger County, MO, Boone County, MO, Butler County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Cass County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Christian County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Henry County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howard County, MO, Howell County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Maries County, MO, Marion County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Osage County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Perry County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pike County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Saline County, MO, Scott County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO, Ottawa County, OK

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 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 watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2024-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1236 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2024-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 544 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1236 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-147 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
544 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
547 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
25.1

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 10:00 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 13 more90 min
Mar 14, 1:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 8 more7 hr
Mar 14, 3:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Cleburne, Conway and 29 more85 min
Mar 14, 4:50 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCalhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Columbia, Conway, Dallas and 36 more7 hr
Mar 14, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCrawford, Franklin, Sebastian7 hr
Mar 14, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett7 hr
Mar 14, 5:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead and 39 more119 min
Mar 14, 6:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLittle River, Polk, Sevier2 hr
Mar 13, 7:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCalhoun, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair2 hr
Mar 13, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Brown, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Pike and 1 more7 hr
Mar 14, 2:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson and 5 more90 min
Mar 14, 3:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCass, Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Fulton, Grundy and 21 more7 hr
Mar 14, 4:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBond, Calhoun, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 27 more7 hr
Mar 14, 5:35 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChampaign, Christian, DeWitt, Ford, Livingston, Logan and 11 more85 min
Mar 14, 7:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 35 more2 hr
Mar 14, 3:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian and 44 more65 min
Mar 14, 5:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Calhoun, Champaign, Christian, Clay, Clinton and 27 more96 min
Mar 13, 8:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCloud, Ellis, Graham, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne and 4 more2 hr
Mar 13, 8:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtchison, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth and 5 more2 hr
Mar 13, 10:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAllen, Anderson, Bourbon, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford and 19 more2 hr
Mar 14, 10:46 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Coal and 25 more119 min
Mar 14, 11:09 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw and 33 more7 hr
Mar 14, 1:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Coal and 18 more85 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.