Jun 15, 2014 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table |
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Probability of severe weather within 25 miles of a point. Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of significant severe within 25 miles of a point. |
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SPC AC 151732 DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1232 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2014 VALID 161200Z - 171200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM PORTIONS OF ERN SD/ERN NEB EWD ACROSS SRN MN/MUCH OF IOWA INTO SWRN WI... ...SUMMARY... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS. ...SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AT 12Z MONDAY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND FROM TEXAS EASTWARD TO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. A BELT OF STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL EXTEND FROM THE GREAT BASIN NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS AND GREAT LAKES. AT THE SURFACE...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS WHILE A DRYLINE EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. ...ERN SD/NEB EASTWARD INTO IA/SRN MN AND SWRN WI... LOW-LEVEL AIR MASS RECOVERY FROM RECENT COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE WELL UNDERWAY AT 12Z MONDAY...WITH MID-UPPER 60S DEW POINTS RETURNING TO THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL LIKELY MOVE EASTWARD IN THE VICINITY OF THE NEB/SD BORDER AS A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM THE LOW LIFTS NORTHWARD. A DRYLINE WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO WEST TX. AS AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS DURING THE DAY PROVIDING LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE WARM FRONT ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA AND MOVE EAST/NORTHEAST. IN THE PRESENCE OF MODERATE-STRONG SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY AND 40-50 KTS OF DEEP-LAYER SHEAR...INITIALLY DISCRETE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SUPERCELLULAR IN NATURE AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST AN ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. STRONG LOW/MID-LEVEL WIND FIELDS WILL RESULT IN LOW-LEVEL SRH IN EXCESS OF 250 M2/S2 IN THE VICINITY OF THE WARM FRONT...AND THE RISK OF STRONG TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WITH TIME...UPSCALE GROWTH INTO A SEVERE MCS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. A CATEGORICAL UPGRADE TO MODERATE RISK IS POSSIBLE IN SUBSEQUENT OUTLOOKS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES IN THE LOCATION OF THE WARM FRONT AND THE DETAILS REGARDING THUNDERSTORM INITIATION AND EVOLUTION. ...WEST TEXAS... STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL SUPPORT DAMAGING GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. OVERALL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE SPARSE IN THIS AREA. ..BUNTING.. 06/15/2014 CLICK TO GET WUUS02 PTSDY2 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 2 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0600Z |