Mercury, NV Answer Key

Summary of the Event:

Date of Sounding: 21 July 2001 @ 00 UTC
Monster supercell initiated along a warm front across eastern Montana (south of this sounding). The supercell produced up to 4.50 inch hail and large amounts of severe hail all along it's trek across eastern Montana. The softball hail fell from 23-00 UTC 40-50 miles southeast of Glasgow. Extreme downburst winds accompanied the storm as well.


#9 Glasgow, Montana
CAPE:	Decent: 1315 J/kg, but lots of CIN for surface parcel
Deep Layer Shear:	Good: 0-6 km shear of 40 knots, with good veering.
Mid-level Lapse Rates:	Good: in between dry and and moist adiabatic
Freezing Level:	14.1 kft
Overall Threat of Severe Hail:	Moderate: Limiting factor is CAPE/CIN combination, would like more CAPE and less CIN.
Summary of the Event: Date of Sounding: 21 July 2001 @ 00 UTC Monster supercell initiated along a warm front across eastern Montana (south of this sounding). The supercell produced up to 4.50 inch hail and large amounts of severe hail all along it's trek across eastern Montana. The softball hail fell from 23-00 UTC 40-50 miles southeast of Glasgow. Extreme downburst winds accompanied the storm as well.