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Skew-T Diagram for Mercury, NV

#7 Mercury, Nevada

CAPE:

 Weak: 441 J/kg

Deep Layer Shear:

 Excellent: 0-6 km shear of 50 knots, 100 knot winds at 10 km, and strong veering.

Mid-level Lapse Rates:

 Weak: moist adiabatic or worse from -5 C and above

Freezing Level:

 9.9 kft

Overall Threat of Severe Hail:

 Slight: CAPE and mid-level lapse rates as low as this are the reason this is only slight.

Summary of the Event:

Date of Sounding: 22 November 1996 @ 12 UTC
Although this sounding is on the east side of the Sierras, the wind shear was very similar in California's Central Valley. CAPE was probably slightly higher (800-1000 J/kg) in the Central Valley. A supercell produced 2.5 inch hail in Lemoore at 2250 UTC, as well as few tornadoes.
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