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Skew-T Diagram for Salem, OR

#18 Salem, Oregon

CAPE:

 Weak: 233 J/kg, no CIN .

Deep Layer Shear:

 Good: 0-3 km shear is strong (40 knots), but 0-6 km shear just 20 knots.

Mid-level Lapse Rates:

 Weak: especially around -10 C.

Freezing Level:

 9.4 kft

Overall Threat of Severe Hail:

 Slight: This is a tough call putting any risk at all. There is some CAPE, pretty good shear but the shear is shallow. Freezing level very low so marginally severe hail shouldn't melt too much should it form aloft.

Summary of the Event:

Date of Sounding: 28 June 2001 @ 00 UTC
The upper level vorticity max was quite cold, as freezing levels in late June were at 9400 feet across Oregon. One report of 0.75 inch hail occured near Pendleton in eastern Oregon at ~00:00 UTC.
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