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Mesoscale Discussion 32

January 9, 20245 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in North Carolina; 35 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 9, 2024, 12:56 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in North Carolina; 35 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 94 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2024, 12:56 PM EST (17:56 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2024, 2:30 PM EST
In force
94 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Tornado watch 5
All 48 counties

Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Screven County, GA, Anson County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Union County, NC, Aiken County, SC, Allendale County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Charleston County, SC, Chester County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Darlington County, SC, Dillon County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Florence County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Horry County, SC, Jasper County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Marion County, SC, Marlboro County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 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

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 115 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2024-01-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2024-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 464 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
727 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
464 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
799 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
Jan 9, 6:36 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee and 38 more3 hr
Jan 9, 7:07 AM ESTTornado WatchSPCAtkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Ben Hill, Berrien and 60 more7 hr
Jan 9, 9:32 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Columbia, Crawford and 22 more88 min
Jan 9, 10:05 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtkinson, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun and 26 more85 min
Jan 9, 10:45 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Charlton and 14 more2 hr
Jan 9, 11:41 AM ESTTornado WatchSPCAppling, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden and 18 more6 hr
Jan 9, 1:16 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAppling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden and 14 more89 min
Jan 9, 1:32 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Bladen, Brunswick, Caswell, Chatham, Columbus and 41 more58 min
Jan 9, 1:46 PM ESTTornado WatchSPCAlamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden and 52 more9 hr
Jan 9, 3:26 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender94 min
Jan 9, 4:02 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlamance, Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick and 52 more88 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2024Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2024Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2024Every mesoscale discussion in 2024

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.