The April 3rd and 4th 1974 Tornado Outbreak in Alabama - Jackson Soundings

LFC =  651mb                  JAN / 04/03/74 /  12Z                     V(2/98)
                          OBSERVED SOUNDING PARAMETERS

  +--------------------------CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL----------------------------+
  ¦   B+............. -999 J/Kg                  K-Index............  21     ¦
  ¦   B-............. -999 J/Kg                  Precip Water.......  1.02 in¦
  ¦   LI.............   -8                       Showalter Index.... -5      ¦
  ¦   Cap Strength...    6.3 °C                  Total Totals.......  56     ¦
  ¦   LPL..(PMAX)....     0 ft/ 989 mb           Sweat Index........  527    ¦
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  ¦   Tropopause......... -999 ft.               700-500mb LR...  8.7 °C/km  ¦
  ¦   Equilibrium Level..   -999 ft.             TEI( 940- 840). 23.1 °C     ¦
  ¦   Max Parcel Level...   -999 ft.             BRN............ -999        ¦
  ¦   Wet-Bulb Zero......   9800 ft.             BRN Shear......  100 (M/S)² ¦
  +---------------------------WIND / STORM TYPE------------------------------¦
  ¦   Cloud Lyr Mn Wind.. 246/ 56 kts     0-2km SR MoFlux...... 240 g/kg/hr  ¦
  ¦   Mean Wind (0-6Km).. 221/ 38 kts     Pos Shear   (0-2Km).. 10 (10-3 S-1)¦
  ¦   Storm Motion....... 246/ 42 kts     SR Dir Shr  (0-3km)..  51°         ¦
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  ¦   Energy/Helicity Index...-99.00      SR Helicity (0-3Km).. 398 (M/S)²   ¦
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LFC =  866mb                  JAN / 04/04/74 / 00Z                      V(2/98)
                          OBSERVED SOUNDING PARAMETERS

  +--------------------------CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL----------------------------+
  ¦   B+............. -999 J/Kg                  K-Index............  39     ¦
  ¦   B-............. -999 J/Kg                  Precip Water.......  1.61 in¦
  ¦   LI.............   -9                       Showalter Index.... -8      ¦
  ¦   Cap Strength...    0.8 °C                  Total Totals.......  58     ¦
  ¦   LPL..(PMAX)....  1151 ft/ 950 mb           Sweat Index........  578    ¦
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  ¦   Tropopause......... -999 ft.               700-500mb LR...  6.7 °C/km  ¦
  ¦   Equilibrium Level..   -999 ft.             TEI( 960- 640). 28.8 °C     ¦
  ¦   Max Parcel Level...   -999 ft.             BRN............ -999        ¦
  ¦   Wet-Bulb Zero......  10500 ft.             BRN Shear......  112 (M/S)² ¦
  +---------------------------WIND / STORM TYPE------------------------------¦
  ¦   Cloud Lyr Mn Wind..-999/-999 kts    0-2km SR MoFlux...... 302 g/kg/hr  ¦
  ¦   Mean Wind (0-6Km).. 222/ 48 kts     Pos Shear   (0-2Km).. 4 (10-3 S-1) ¦
  ¦   Storm Motion....... 252/ 36 kts     SR Dir Shr  (0-3km)..  93°         ¦
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  ¦   Energy/Helicity Index...-99.00      SR Helicity (0-3Km).. 251 (M/S)²   ¦
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