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May-10-2003 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Public Severe Weather Outlook

The SPC is forecasting an outbreak of severe thunderstorms today and tonight across portions of the United States. This is an extremely dangerous situation. Please read the latest public statement about this event.

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   STORM PREDICTION CENTER...NWS/NCEP...NORMAN OK 
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...REF AWIPS GRAPHIC PGWE46 KWNS.
   
   VALID 102000Z - 111200Z
   
   THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF FAR ERN OK...NRN
   AR...MUCH OF MO...MUCH OF IL...SE IA...MUCH OF IN...SW OH AND NRN
   KY. TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SSE MKO 35 WNW FYV 25 NNE SZL
   IRK 25 ESE OTM 30 ESE CID 30 NNE MLI 30 SW RFD 25 SSW CGX 25 SSW
   SBN 10 SE FWA 35 S FDY 10 E CMH 30 SE CMH 20 SSE UNI 20 SW HTS 20
   SSE LEX 25 NNW BWG 60 NNW LIT 15 NE PGO 35 SSE MKO.
   
   THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF NE TX...ERN
   OK...MUCH OF AR...NW MS...MUCH OF TN...MUCH OF KY...NRN NC...WRN
   AND CNTRL VA...MUCH OF WV...NRN OH...NRN IN...SRN LOWER MI...SE WI
   AND SW IA TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNE DUA MKO 60 SW SZL 30
   W IRK 20 SSW CID DBQ 10 NW JVL MKE 35 SW MKG 15 N AZO 20 S CLE 15
   NNE HLG 45 E EKN 10 NNE CHO 40 SSE CHO 55 N RWI 15 NE RDU 30 WNW
   RDU 15 SSE TRI 30 NNW TYS 40 ESE BNA 55 SW BNA UOX 45 W GLH 30 NNE
   SHV 15 NW TYR 40 E DAL 30 NE DAL 25 SSW DUA 30 NNE DUA.
   
   THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM ERI
   PSB 25 ENE SBY ...CONT... 30 S EWN 15 SE HKY 35 SSW TYS 50 S MSL
   30 WNW JAN 25 SW POE 45 SE CLL 30 E SAT 10 WSW SAT 35 N HDO
   30 ESE JCT 35 S BWD SEP ADM TUL 10 NE OJC 25 NNE LWD 25 SW ALO
   20 SE LSE 30 SE CWA 55 S ESC APN.
   
   GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 W ART 15 SE ISP
   ...CONT... 25 SW ILM 30 S SOP 15 SW AVL ANB MCB 25 E LCH
   15 ESE CRP 35 S ALI 15 NW MFE ...CONT... 25 SSE P07 65 E FST
   35 NW ABI 25 NW PNC 40 SW EMP 30 S RSL 10 NNE GCK 45 NNW CAO
   15 ENE ALS 30 NNE BCE 25 ENE MLF 35 ENE ELY 50 SE BAM 65 N SAC
   30 W MHS ONP 20 WNW CLM ...CONT... 35 NE 63S 45 WSW S80 BOI
   40 SW SUN IDA 35 ESE JAC 20 S WRL 50 SSE 81V 45 SW MHN 40 SE LBF
   20 NE GRI SUX 35 SSE MKT 25 NW EAU 10 NE MQT.
   
   GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM VRB 10 WNW PBI
   30 NW MIA 55 WNW MIA 20 SE FMY 25 NNW FMY 15 NNE SRQ 45 NNE PIE
   35 SSE GNV 30 WNW DAB 20 S DAB VRB.
   
   ...MID MS VALLEY/OH VALLEY/TN VALLEY/OZARK REGION/CNTRL APP MTNS...
   
   MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADO OUTBREAK IS BEGINNING ACROSS THE
   MS VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OH-TN VALLEYS OVERNIGHT. THE
   CENTER OF INSTABILITY WAS CURRENTLY OVER WCNTRL MO WITH A BAND OF
   SBCAPE OF 3000 TO 5000 J/KG ACROSS WRN MO. A STRONG NEGATIVELY
   TILTED UPPER-TROUGH WAS CURRENTLY MOVING EWD ACROSS KS WITH A SHARP
   WELL-DEFINED LOW TO MID-LEVEL JET ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH
   ACROSS SW MO. STRONG LARGE-SCALE FORCING WILL APPROACH THE
   CONVECTIVE LINE ONGOING ACROSS ERN OK/WRN MO AND STORMS WILL
   RAPIDLY INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 0-6 KM SHEAR OF 60-70 KT WAS
   PRESENT ACROSS THE REGION WITH STRONG DIRECTIONAL SHEAR WITH
   HEIGHT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ACROSS MO/IL/AR/SERN IA/IN SHOWED LARGE
   HODOGRAPHS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS. AS A RESULT...
   DISCRETE SUPERCELL STORMS WILL BE FAVORED AS A BROKEN LINE DEVELOPS
   AND MOVES ACROSS THE MID-UPPER MS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
   THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD TORNADOES WITH SOME STRONG TORNADOES APPEAR
   LIKELY ESPECIALLY ACROSS MO/IL AS THE MID-LEVEL JET PUNCHES INTO
   THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE LOW-LEVEL JET AND UPPER-LEVEL JET ARE
   MOST LIKELY TO PHASE OVER ERN MO/WRN IL WITH SR HELICITIES RANGING
   FROM 300 TO 400 M2/S2. THE STRONG LARGE SCALE FORCING...LARGE
   AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AND IMPRESSIVE HODOGRAPHS SUGGEST A VIOLENT
   TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS ERN MO OR WRN IL.
   
   LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY AS A DERECHO DEVELOPS
   OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE OH/TN VALLEYS. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS
   LIKELY ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE LINE AS IT PROGRESSES EWD INTO
   IN/OH/KY/WV AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE
   THROUGH DAYBREAK AS THE SQUALL-LINE CONTINUES INTO THE CNTRL
   APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. 
   
   ...VA/NC...
   A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EWD ACROSS KY/WV/VA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT
   NWD AS NUMEROUS CONVECTION WORKS EWD ALONG AND N OF THE BOUNDARY.
   SBCAPE WAS 2000 TO 3000 J/KG ALONG AND S OF THE BOUNDARY WITH
   WEAKER INSTABILITY TO THE N. DEEP LAYER SHEAR WAS STRONG WITH 50 TO
   60 KT ACROSS THE REGION AND SUPERCELLS WILL BE LIKELY ESPECIALLY
   NEAR THE WARM FRONT WHERE THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE VERY
   UNSTABLE AIR. LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY WITH
   SUPERCELLS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
   WITH STORMS THAT RIDE EWD ALONG THE BOUNDARY.
    
   ..BROYLES.. 05/10/03
   
   NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR 0100Z
        
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