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

LFC =  898mb                  MGM / 04/03/74 /  12Z                     V(2/98)
                          OBSERVED SOUNDING PARAMETERS

  +--------------------------CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL----------------------------+
  ¦   B+............. -999 J/Kg                  K-Index............  18     ¦
  ¦   B-............. -999 J/Kg                  Precip Water.......  1.30 in¦
  ¦   LI.............   -7                       Showalter Index.... -4      ¦
  ¦   Cap Strength...    2.5 °C                  Total Totals.......  54     ¦
  ¦   LPL..(PMAX)....     0 ft/1001 mb           Sweat Index........  495    ¦
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  ¦   Tropopause......... -999 ft.               700-500mb LR...  8.9 °C/km  ¦
  ¦   Equilibrium Level..   -999 ft.             TEI(1001- 740). 28.4 °C     ¦
  ¦   Max Parcel Level...   -999 ft.             BRN............ -999        ¦
  ¦   Wet-Bulb Zero......   8200 ft.             BRN Shear......  139 (M/S)² ¦
  +---------------------------WIND / STORM TYPE------------------------------¦
  ¦   Cloud Lyr Mn Wind.. 240/ 58 kts     0-2km SR MoFlux...... 219 g/kg/hr  ¦
  ¦   Mean Wind (0-6Km).. 224/ 40 kts     Pos Shear   (0-2Km).. 11 (10-3 S-1)¦
  ¦   Storm Motion....... 240/ 44 kts     SR Dir Shr  (0-3km)..  80°         ¦
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  ¦   Energy/Helicity Index...-99.00      SR Helicity (0-3Km).. 302 (M/S)²   ¦
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LFC =  759mb                  MGM / 04/04/74 / 00Z                      V(2/98)
                          OBSERVED SOUNDING PARAMETERS

  +--------------------------CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL----------------------------+
  ¦   B+............. -999 J/Kg                  K-Index............  33     ¦
  ¦   B-............. -999 J/Kg                  Precip Water.......  1.62 in¦
  ¦   LI.............   -8                       Showalter Index.... -3      ¦
  ¦   Cap Strength...    1.4 °C                  Total Totals.......  54     ¦
  ¦   LPL..(PMAX)....  1489 ft/ 950 mb           Sweat Index........  460    ¦
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  ¦   Tropopause......... -999 ft.               700-500mb LR...  8.0 °C/km  ¦
  ¦   Equilibrium Level..   -999 ft.             TEI( 760- 560). 14.9 °C     ¦
  ¦   Max Parcel Level...   -999 ft.             BRN............ -999        ¦
  ¦   Wet-Bulb Zero......  11200 ft.             BRN Shear......   74 (M/S)² ¦
  +---------------------------WIND / STORM TYPE------------------------------¦
  ¦   Cloud Lyr Mn Wind.. 238/ 53 kts     0-2km SR MoFlux...... 217 g/kg/hr  ¦
  ¦   Mean Wind (0-6Km).. 218/ 42 kts     Pos Shear   (0-2Km).. 8 (10-3 S-1) ¦
  ¦   Storm Motion....... 238/ 40 kts     SR Dir Shr  (0-3km)..  83°         ¦
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  ¦   Energy/Helicity Index...-99.00      SR Helicity (0-3Km).. 194 (M/S)²   ¦
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