Smithfield Tornado Sounding Data

April 4 ^th, 1977 soundings from Centreville, Alabama.

The April 4 ^th, 1977 1200 UTC and April 5 ^th, 1977 0000 UTC soundings are shown below. The SHARP workstation was used to produce the Skewt and Hodographs.

April 4 ^th, 1977 1200 UTC

72229 TTAA  54121 72229 99990 20408 18010 00052 ///// /////
85447 13611 20540 70073 08669 22537 50575 11949 22564 40742
23767 22581 30946 38359 23098 25069 485// 23616 20213 543//
24121 15394 623// 23587 10639 751// 22065 88999 77999=
72229 TTBB  5412/ 72229 00990 20408 11971 19607 22950 19007
33906 17605 44900 17205 55832 12616 66822 12855 77800 12226
88787 11809 99778 12059 11762 12272 22750 11470 33714 09065
44650 03669 55638 02469 66629 01639 77603 00937 88600 01146
99581 02564 11550 06353 22521 10100 33513 11509 44483 13364
55450 17364 66383 26565 77357 27966 88350 29362 99344 30360
11332 32562 22238 511// 33191 561// 44189 549// 55175 585//
66161 627// 77139 617// 88125 659//=

LFC =  892mb                  CKL / 04/04/77 /  12Z                     V(2/98)
                          OBSERVED SOUNDING PARAMETERS

  +--------------------------CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL----------------------------+
        B+............. 1339 J/Kg                  K-Index............  21     
        B-.............   39 J/Kg                  Precip Water.......  1.35 in
        LI.............   -5                       Showalter Index.... -3      
        Cap Strength...    1.5 ïC                  Total Totals.......  51     
        LPL..(PMAX)....  2496 ft/ 906 mb           Sweat Index........  408    
                                                                            
        Tropopause......... -999 ft.               700-500mb LR...  7.7 C/km  
        Equilibrium Level..  37400 ft.             TEI( 800- 760). 16.9 C     
        Max Parcel Level...  48200 ft.             BRN............   15        
        Wet-Bulb Zero......   9700 ft.             BRN Shear......   90 (M/S)
  +---------------------------WIND / STORM TYPE------------------------------+
        Cloud Lyr Mn Wind.. 226/ 64 kts     0-2km SR MoFlux...... 212 g/kg/hr  
        Mean Wind (0-6Km).. 217/ 37 kts     Pos Shear   (0-2Km).. 7 (10-3 S-1) 
        Storm Motion....... 226/ 48 kts     SR Dir Shr  (0-3km)..  -4�         
                                                                            
        Energy/Helicity Index...  1.15      SR Helicity (0-3Km).. 98 (M/S)
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April 5 ^th, 1977 0000 UTC

72229 TTAA  55001 72229 99985 16800 32008 00009 ///// /////
85380 07419 26037 70985 05828 22050 50567 07949 19069 40737
18952 20573 30945 35348 22581 25069 467// 22581 20213 589//
23085 15392 603// 22594 88999 77999=
72229 TTBB  5500/ 72229 00985 16800 11971 14816 22955 13614
33950 13414 44900 10614 55871 08812 66841 07427 77823 09014
88812 09014 99800 07814 11799 07815 22776 08833 33750 07832
44650 03028 55600 00329 66553 03531 77550 03731 88450 12556
99441 13556 11414 17153 22362 23952 33350 25951 44280 39748
55215 555// 66196 593// 77191 585// 88175 613// 99166 631//
11159 591// 22136 647// 33129 667// 44125 681// 55119 703//
66117 703//=

LFC =  975mb                  CKL / 04/05/77 / 00Z                      V(2/98)
                          OBSERVED SOUNDING PARAMETERS

  +--------------------------CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL----------------------------+
        B+............. -999 J/Kg                  K-Index............  20     
        B-............. -999 J/Kg                  Precip Water.......  1.43 in
        LI.............    5                       Showalter Index....  11     
        Cap Strength...    5.1 C                  Total Totals.......  30     
        LPL..(PMAX)....     0 ft/ 985 mb           Sweat Index........  214    
                                                                            
        Tropopause......... -999 ft.               700-500mb LR...  5.1 C/km  
        Equilibrium Level..   -999 ft.             TEI( 985- 840). 12.4 C     
        Max Parcel Level...   -999 ft.             BRN............ -999        
        Wet-Bulb Zero......  12300 ft.             BRN Shear......  168 (M/S)
  +---------------------------WIND / STORM TYPE------------------------------+
        Cloud Lyr Mn Wind.. 260/ 26 kts     0-2km SR MoFlux...... 133 g/kg/hr  
        Mean Wind (0-6Km).. 220/ 37 kts     Pos Shear   (0-2Km).. 0 (10-3 S-1) 
        Storm Motion....... 260/ 20 kts     SR Dir Shr  (0-3km).. 140�         
                                                                            
        Energy/Helicity Index...-99.00      SR Helicity (0-3Km)..-186 (M/S)
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